Raja Ram Mohun Roy was a social reformer
of his time, a great man indeed. I hold highest regards for him yet I
have certain reasons for disagreements.
I often get indulged into debate related
to the religion, society and science. I was having a conversation with a girl
of different community. She is not as religious as others yet this remains
undeniable truth that the religion plays an important part in upbringing and it
does not leave often. Even if not intentionally, her reactions and yelling at
me to prove a point narrows down her possibilities to have even a
conversation.
How this girl is related to the topic of Raja
Ram Mohun Roy? Let me connect the story. We were having a conversation
about Raja Ram Mohun Roy and his incredible reform in society. There was
one odd thing about him that he trusted mostly Muslim Lawyers. She
mentioned that according to the Mohun Roy Muslims were better.
I don’t associate with any religion and I told
her that it was a biased character where one thinks that one community is
better than others. My disagreements perhaps offended her, and it did. L L Heated, irrational
arguments were in the queue. She wanted me to believe that may be both
communities (Muslims and Hindu) were absurd but what if there were/was certain
things/thing among Muslims, which might seem better to him.

However, my reasons did
not work. I gave other examples that individual
decisions do not make a point rational and truthful. I don’t say
that he (Mohun Roy) can’t have personal feeling that he liked Muslims but would
it make the entire community better or less?
When American President
Donald Trump banned the Visa for some Muslim nations there was a world-wide
criticism for that. On the basis of humanity and constitution, it is wrong to favor
one community and disgrace others.
Mohun Roy’s decision
remains a biased as all need equality and acceptance.
The problem is that in the
name of holy books – let it be Geeta, Kuran, Ramayan or Mahabharat, People turn
a blind eye to the simple logic. They consider these books are the source of morality and provide arguments like this often- that one misunderstood the context, one should
talk to some religious scholar, one has low IQ, and so on but they will never address
that yes- on humanitarian ground it is wrong to favor or hate because of
religion.
-- Peace
Namrata
(This article is a personal opinion)
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