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Read the following text and present the information in a tabular form:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a zealous social worker holding modern and progressive views. He firmly stood against social bigotry, conservation, and superstition and advocated English and Western Education for his fellowmen. He knew many languages viz English, Persian, Arabic, Latin, French, and even Hebrew. He was born in 1772 in West Bengal. He joined East India Company in 1805. The title ‘Raja’ was conferred on Ram Mohan Roy by the Mogul Emperor. In 1814 he founded the Atmiya Sabha and in 1828 the ‘Brahmo Samaj’. He abolished ‘sati’, child marriage and the purdah. He is rightly called the ‘father of Indian Renaissance’ or the ‘Father of Indian Nationalism’. He died on 27 Sept. 1833 in England.
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| Name: | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Date of Birth: | 1772 |
| III practices abolished: | ‘sati’, child marriage and the purdah. |
| Institutions launched: | Atmiya Sabha (1814), Brahmo Samaj (1828) |
| Languages Known: | English, Persian, Arabic, Latin, French and even Hebrew |
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