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The Hindu Reformer who Became Mughal Ambassador to London

The Life of Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Sam Dalrymple
Aug 22, 2025
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The Chattri of Raja Ram Mohan Roy in Bristol

In the Bristol suburb of Arnos Vale in Bristol, past rows of weathered gravestones and a winged Victorian angel, stands something wholly unexpected: a small Hindu-style chattri.

Carved in Bath stone, the chattri rests on a high plinth, its twelve columns arranged in a square to support the delicately vaulted c…

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