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The Bengal Renaissance: Reform, Religion, and the Dawn of Modernity
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th and early 20th centuries, a period of profound social, religious, and intellectual transformation. They focus on key figures like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, who founded the Brahmo Samaj and fought against sati and caste discrimination; Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, who championed widow remarriage and women's education; and the poet Rabindranath Tagore, whose work embodied the spirit of the age. The conversation also covers the role of the British colonial presence in catalyzing reform, the tensions between tradition and…
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