Plaque

Ram Mohun Roy

Inscription

Greater London Council
Ram Mohun Roy, 1772 - 1833, Indian scholar and reformer, lived here.

Site: Ram Mohun Roy (1 memorial)

WC1, Bedford Square, 49

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Ram Mohun Roy

Indian scholar and reformer. Born Bengal. Worked to abolish the Hindu tradit...

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Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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