Epistemology of Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Abstract

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was influential to modern India because he laid the foundation for social reforms and education innovation for India and was named the Father of Modern India. This article aims to study epistemology and educational philosophy of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and how he helped found the modern Indian education system. The study found that Raja Ram Mohan Roy accepted three sources of knowledge – Perception, Inference and Testimony and Roy’s philosophy was combined with Idealism and Pragmatism. Also, Raja Ram Mohan Roy brought modern knowledge from the West to India and he believed that social reform could only be achieved in India by importing Western knowledge into the Indian education system.