Any three contributions of Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(1) He campaigned relentlessly against SATI, and it was largely through his efforts that Lord William Bentinck abolished the practice by law in 1829. He also opposed child marriage and polygamy and advocated widow remarriage and the right of women to inherit property. (2) He founded the BRAHMO SAMAJ in 1828, which preached the worship of one God and attacked idolatry, caste distinctions and meaningless ritual, and so began the reform of Hindu society from within. (3) He promoted MODERN EDUCATION, helping to found the Hindu College at Calcutta and urging the teaching of English, science and mathematics rather than only classical learning; and through his newspapers Sambad Kaumudi and Mirat-ul-Akhbar he championed freedom of the press.

One mark per contribution. Cover three different fields — social reform, religious reform, and education or the press — rather than three examples of social reform. The abolition of Sati in 1829 is the single most important and must appear, with the date and Bentinck’s name. He is called the FATHER OF THE INDIAN RENAISSANCE, and that title is worth using: it explains why he appears in a chapter about the rise of national consciousness rather than merely as a social reformer.