| Name(s) |
SWAMI DAYANAND
SARASWATI (Birth name:
Mulshankar Karsandas Tiwari) |
| Date of
Birth |
February 12, 1824
– Tankara, Gujarat, India. |
| Date of
Death |
October 30, 1883
– Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. |
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Identity |
Indian Hindu
religious and spiritual leader - Founder of Arya Samaj |
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Date-wise Events |
- April 07, 1875: Arya Samaj,
a Hindu reform movement, was founded on this day by Swami
Dayananda, a sannyasi who promoted the Vedas. He emphasized
the ideals of brahmacharya (chastity).
- 1876: He was the first person to give the call for Swarajya
"India for Indians" – later taken up by Lokmanya
Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is well known as the founder of the Arya Samaj, a
Hindu reform movement of the Vedic tradition.
- He was the most important Hindu religious leader of his
time.
- He was a profound scholar of the Vedic knowledge and
Sanskrit language.
- He finally emerged as a successful reformer of the Vedic
tradition.
- He strongly denounced the idolatry and ritualistic
worship prevalent in Hinduism at the time and worked towards
reviving Vedic ideologies.
- One of his most influential works is the book Satyarth
Prakash, which contributed to the Indian independence
movement.
- He advocated the doctrine of Karma (Karmasiddhanta
in Hinduism) and Reincarnation (Punarjanma in Hinduism).
- He was one of the most prominent promoters of the equal
rights for women, such as the right to education .
- One of his notable disciples was Shyamji Krishna Varma,
who founded India House in London and guided other
revolutionaries.
- The philosopher and President of India, S.
Radhakrishnan, as also Sri Aurobindo Ghose, called him
one of the "Makers of Modern India".
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