Raja Rammohun Roy's intellect, enriched by encyclopedic erudition, and informed by rational humanism and universal outlook, converged to steer synchronously a renaissance and a reformation in the dark ages of Bengal. Rammohun, being a visionary, joined hands with enlightened individuals to lay the foundation of a Modern India. Hq wrote voluminously on varied issues of these times, like society, economy, press freedom, and religion besides translating many of the Upanishads into Bengali and English. He was also a critic of the unjust actions and policies of the Colonial Government in India. This biography captures the life of the Father of Modern India succinctly.