Centre plans to celebrate Ram Mohan Roy, Aurobindo anniversaries SECTIONS Share Synopsis The culture ministry is mulling over a set of proposals detailing year-long celebrations to commemorate the 250th birth anniversary of social reformer and one of the leading lights of Indian renaissance, Raja Ram Mohun Roy, next year. The BJP's electoral pursuit in West Bengal did not go the way the party wanted, but the state remains a priority in the Centre's cultural agenda. The culture ministry is mulling over a set of proposals detailing year-long celebrations to commemorate the 250th birth anniversary of social reformer and one of the leading lights of Indian renaissance, Raja Ram Mohun Roy, next year.