Raja Rammohun Roy Memorial Museum

The Raja Rammohun Roy Memorial Museum is housed in the former residence of social reformer Raja Rammohun Roy at 85A Raja Rammohan Sarani in north-central Kolkata, West Bengal. He lived in this mansion from 1815 to 1830. Established as a memorial museum, it preserves personal belongings, manuscripts, portraits, and documents related to his life and the Brahmo Samaj movement. The site is notable for its association with 19th-century social reforms including the campaign against sati.

Visitors can expect a heritage mansion converted into a small memorial museum in north Kolkata. The interior displays personal artifacts, furniture, manuscripts, letters, books, portraits and photographs related to Raja Rammohun Roy and the early 19th-century reform movement. Rooms are arranged to reflect his period of residence, with exhibition panels explaining his life and work. The setting is quiet and educational, located on a busy city street surrounded by residential and institutional buildings.

The building was the residence of Raja Rammohun Roy (1772-1833), social reformer and founder of the Brahmo Samaj, from 1815 to 1830. During this period he led campaigns for social reform including the abolition of sati, and promoted modern education. The house was later preserved and converted into a memorial museum to commemorate his life and work.

The museum commemorates Raja Rammohun Roy, regarded as a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, and preserves artifacts related to the Brahmo Samaj movement and 19th-century cultural and educational reforms in Bengal.