Raja Rammohan Roy who gained western education strongly condemned the evil practices like Sati and child marriage that prevailed in India .His campaign againt sati persuaded Lord Willian Bentinck , the British governor general to abolish Sati . He founded Brahma Samaj to propagate his ideology and gave the message that the ideals of all religions are basically the same .He strongly believed caste system to be the major source of disparity in Indian society .He is known as the Father of Indian Renaissance
