The true way of serving God is to do good to man. – Rammohun Roy * * * * * The truth of a saying does not depend upon the multitude of prayers. – Rammohun Roy * * * * * He who knows that the knowledge of the finite and the infinite is combined in one, crosses death by the help of the knowledge of the finite and achieve immortality by Read More …
This year in the Month of May, we are celebrating the sester-centennial Birth Anniversary of Raja Rammohun Roy across the country as well as the world. Although there is an element of uncertainty over the exact year of his birth, 1772 or 1774 CE. However, the first of the two has been widely accepted and therefore the year 2022 marks the completion of 250 years since his birth. The two aspects of his life’s work have come into greater focus; Read More …
By Jawhar Sircar The First Modern Indian Rammohun Roy was the first Indian to make the best use of whatever Western education, philosophy and scholasticism was available to Indians in the opening decades of the nineteenth century with the purpose of applying these imbibed skills and knowledge to articulate the concerns of Indians before the dominant colonial power. A handful of enterprising Indians had, indeed, learnt to gain from European knowledge systems that were made available by missionaries and educators, Read More …
By Sudakshina Kundu Mookerjee Conclusion It is also debatable that all the new elements introduced in the new curriculum will actually make any difference to the employability, given the present job prospects. There should first be a survey of the job market, with its projection for the next decade, in order to revise a curriculum. The need must dictate the nature of training to be imparted. India is now part of the global village. Hence, the Human Resource Ministry must Read More …
By Malavika Nagarkar (Talk given at Brahmopasana meeting on Sunday, 8 May 2022) A Professor was teaching Philosophy to a class in Oxford. The teacher said that Dr. Martino, a philosopher, had contradicted and shown the defects in some of Bradley’s arguments. A young student immediately responded by telling the Professor that there was no question of Martino saying anything about Bradley as Martino had died before Bradley came onto the scene. The Professor had to accept this. This young Read More …
(Sermons and Writings) Being & Doing There is an organic connection between being and doing – being in its endless manifestation and doing with their seats in the being, deriving all their meanings and significance from it. Being without its activities is a static entity – a mere abstraction and a figment of imagination. Activities without a reference to Being is a loose chaotic mass, a mere chance production without unity, without plan or purpose. Being or perfection is the Read More …
Jaisthotsab 1429 On 17th May, 2022 (2nd Jaistha, 1429) on the occasion of the 144th foundation day of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, a special service was held in Samaj prayer hall. At 6.00 pm kirtans were conducted by Sri Suman Majumdar. Divine service was conducted by Sri Sanjib Mukherjee and hymns were sung by Smt. Tania Ghosh, Sri Suman Majumdar, Smt. Shukla Sengupta and Sri Sandip Das. On 18th May, 2022 (3rd Jaistha, 1429) a musical programme was organised on Read More …