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Ram Mohan Roy (1780-1833)
- Seminar: A Film Show on Raja Ram Mohan Roy, May 27, 2006
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Seminar Saturday May 27, 2006 5PM – 8:30PM International Instutute of Bengal Basin 1700 Dwight Way, Berkeley, California 94703, (510) 841-3253 Seminar Hall room facing Dwight Way, Temple at 2507 McGee Ave. Attic
5: pm Welcome by Jason Ravitz, Education Director of IIBB and
Film Show: Raja Ram Mahon Roy Father of Modern India This film portrays Ram Mahon Roy’s lifetime contribution to reform the Indian society and save Hindu culture. Ram Mahon Roy (1780 – 1833) was the greatest civil rights leader during his time and stopped sati (burning widows alongside their dead husbands). According to the first Asian Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Ram Mahon is the Father of Modern India. His advocacy of Science and Technology resulted in today’s India becoming a rising star in Science and technology. Ram Mahon was the first person to stand against Hindu orthodox Brahmins and for this he was beaten by his fellow Brahmin brothers. He founded the worship of one God according to Upanishhad, leading people away from idolatry and polytheism. His teaching that the central theme of the Hindu religion is faith in one God is strongly supported by many spiritual leaders of the Hindu religion including widely respected religious master Ram Krishna. Tagore and Gandhi also believed in one God. The film is in Bengali with handouts in English.
6:50 Slideshow on Ram Mohan Roy by Rash Bihari Ghosh, Chairman IIBB
Questions and Answers
7:pm David Seaborg, Vice Chairman IIBB, will speak on Science and Religion
IIBB CELEBRATED FIRST WORLD LANGUAGE DAY (21ST FEBRUARY) IN NORTH AMERICA ON March 4th: SPEAKERS WERE NOBEL LAUREATE CHARLES TOWNES, CHIEF ADVISER IIBB, MRS FRANCIS TOWNES, VOLUNTEER, ASHFAQUE SWAPAN, ORGANIZING SECRETARY, JASON RAVITZ, EDUCATION DIRECTOR, DAVID SEABORG VICE CHAIRMAN, AND RASH BIHARI GHOSH, CHAIRMAN
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