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The great educational reformer, social reformer, political activist, father of modern India, and father of Bengal Renaissance Raja Rammohan Roy’s immense contribution in various fields made him eminent worldwide. Present study purposes were to study the various activities and reforms taken by Rammohan and its present day’s relevance. The study was used a document based qualitative approach. For data gathering, the researcher has taken different primary and secondary sources. From analyses of data the researcher was pointed some findings: Rammohan Roy was the first Indian educationist who synthesizes eastern spirituality with western modernity. He personally put in a lot of effort to advance the vernacular while also promoting English language proficiency among his country’s people. With the collaboration of David Hare the Rammohan was set up Hindoo College at Calcutta in 1817. He also founded Anglo-Hindu school in 1822, followed four years latter (1826) by the Vedanta College. He equally gave importance on women education like men. The Brahma Samaj done a lot of good by dispelling societal stigmas against women’s education that were common things in Hindu society, and Rammohan deserves the most of the credit for this. In the new system of education he introduced the subjects of practical use like Mathematics, Botany, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Physics, and Anatomy etc. In addition to Bengali, he also wrote books in other languages like Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Persian, and other. Rammohan provided a style and standard that aided in the growth of Bengali prose as a form for stories, novels, and polemical literature. As present relevance the researcher identified that: Rammohan sowed the seeds of nationalism and reassurance of independent thought among the Indian people; his ‘Hindoo College’ is now known as the Presidency University; he first introduced Indian civilization, culture, and ideals to outsiders through education; the NEP 2020 places special emphasis on establishing a link between Eastern and Western education by opening foreign university campus in India; he supported the implementation of an English curriculum which is highlighted in NEP 2020 as practice of multilingualism; every current educational commission and policy in India adheres to his ideas of women’s liberation and equal dignity.

Raja Rammohan Roy, Modern Indian Education, Educational Reforms, Relevance.