RAMMOHUN ROY
\ɹˈamə͡ʊhˌʌn ɹˈɔ͡ɪ], \ɹˈaməʊhˌʌn ɹˈɔɪ], \ɹ_ˈa_m_əʊ_h_ˌʌ_n ɹ_ˈɔɪ]\
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A Hindu rajah; born at Radhanagar, Bengal, May 1772; died at Bristol, England, Sept. 27, 1833. Rejecting the Hindu religion at an early age, he published "A Gift to Monotheists", a protest against idolatry and priestcraft. He embraced the moral principles of Christianity, and issued "The Precepts of Jesus, the Guide to Peace and Happiness" (1820); an English abridgment of the sacred books of the Vedanta (1826); and numerous pamphlets concerning the condition of India.
By Charles Dudley Warner
