Author:Rammohun Roy

Rammohun Roy
(1772–1833)

Rammohun Roy

Works

• The English Works of Raja Rammohun Roy (1901): Vol 1 (transcription project), Vol 2 (transcription project), Vol 3 (transcription project)

• Translation of the Ishopanishad, one of the chapters of the Yajur-Ved; according to the gloss of the celebrated Shankaracharya: Establishing the Unity and Incomprehensibility of The Supreme Being; and that His Worship Alone can lead to Eternal Beatitude (1816)
• Translation of an Abridgement of The Vedant or the Resolution of all the Vedas; the most celebrated and revered work of Brahmunical Theology: Establishing the Unity of The Supreme Being; and that He Alone is the object of Propitiation and Worship (1816)
• A Defence of Hindoo Theism in reply to the attack of an Advocate for Idolatry at Madras (1817)
• A Second Defence of The Vedas in reply to an Apology for the present state of Hindoo Worship (1817)
• Translation of a Conference between an Advocate for and an Opponent of the Practice of Burning Widows Alive from the original Bungla (1818)
• Translation of the Moonduk Opunishud of the Uthurvu-Ved according to the gloss of the celebrated Shunkuracharyu (1819)
• Translation of the Kuth-Opunishud of the Ujoor-Ved according to the gloss of the celebrated Shunkuracharyu (1819)
• An apology for the Pursuit of Final Beatitude, Independently of Brahmunical Observances (1820)
• A second Conference between an Advocate for and an Opponent of the Practice of Burning Widows Alive (1820)
• The Precepts of Jesus: the guide to Peace and Happiness; extracted from the books of the New Testament, ascribed to the four Evangelists (1820)
• An appeal to the Christian public in defence of "The Precepts of Jesus'' (1820)
• The Brahmunical Magazine or the Missionary and the Brahmun being a Vindication of the Hindoo Religion against the attacks of Christian Missionaries (1821)
• Brief remarks regarding modern encroachments on the Ancient Rights of Females according to the Hindu Law of Inheritance (1822)
• Translation of the Cena Upanishad, one of the chapters of the Sama Veda; according to the gloss of the celebrated Shankaracharya: Unity and the Sole Omnipotence of The Supreme Being and that He Alone is the object of Worship (1823)
• A Vindiction of the Incarnation of the Deity, as the common basis of Hindooism and Christianity against the schismatic attacks of R. Tytler, Esq., M.D. (1823)
• A translation into English of a Sunskrit tract inculcating the Divine Worship; esteemed by those who believe in the revelation of the Veds as most appropriate to the Nature of The Supreme Being (1827)
• Religious instructions founded on Sacred Authorities (1829)
• Essay on the Rights of Hindoos over Ancestral Property according to the Law of Bengal (1830)
• Exposition of the Practical Operation of the Judicial and Revenue Systems of India and of the General Character and Condition of its Native Inhabitants as submitted in evidence to the Authorities in England (transcription project)
  • Preliminary Remarks- Brief Sketch of the Ancient and Modern Boundaries and History of India
  • Questions and Answers on the Judicial System of India
  • Questions and Answers on the Revenue System of India
  • A paper on the Revenue System of India
  • Additional Queries, respecting the condition of India
• Abstracts of the Arguments regarding the Burning of Widows considered as Religious Rite (1830)
• Remarks on Settlement in India by Europeans (1832)
• Anti-Suttee Petition to the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament Assembled
• Answer of a Hindoo to the Question "Why do you frequent a Unitarian place of worship, instead of numerously attended established Churches?"
• A dialogue between a Missionary and three Chinese converts
• Second appeal to the Christian public in defence of "The Precepts of Jesus''
• Final appeal to the Christian public in defence of "The Precepts of Jesus''

Works about Roy

• Ram Mohan Roy, in Twelve Men of Bengal in the Nineteenth Century (1910) by Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt
• The Life and Letters of Raja Rammohun Roy (1900) by Sophia Dobson Collet and Francis Herbert Stead (transcription project)
• "Ram Mohun Roy," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
• The Last Days in England of the Rajah Rammohun Roy (1875) by Mary Carpenter (transcription project)
• Rammohun Roy: A Critical Biography (2012) by Amiya Prosad Sen Google Books