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Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati
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The Prime Minister inaugurated the year-long celebrations commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Delhi. He also released a logo for commemoration.
About Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883):
- Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of Hindu reform organisation called ‘Arya Samaj’.
- He was born on February 12, 1824 in Gujarat.
- His original name was Mool Shankar Tiwari.
- He wandered as an ascetic for fifteen years (1845-60) in search of truth.
- He was born to Karshanji Lalji Kapadi, and Yashodabai.
- He was a social leader, Indian philosopher, and reform movement of the Vedic dharma.
- He was the first to give the call for Swaraj “India for Indians” in 1876, which was later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak.
- He took inspiration from the Vedas and considered them to be ‘India’s Rock of Ages’, the infallible and the true original seed of Hinduism.
- He gave the slogan “Back to the Vedas”.
- Dayananda died after vigorous public criticism of a princely ruler, under circumstances suggesting that he might have been poisoned by one of the maharaja’s supporters, but the accusation was never proved in court.
Arya Samaj:
- Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes practices and values based on the belief in infallible authority of the Vedas.
- It was founded by Dayanand Saraswati on April 10, 1875.
- It was the first Hindu organisation to introduce proselytization in Hinduism.
- It has worked towards the growth of the civil rights movement across India since the 1800s.
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