Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati, who founded Arya Samaj on April 10 in 1875, dedicated his entire life to the well beings of human welfare and the prevention of religious evils. The value of Swami Dayanand’s contribution towards the salvation of the world is still remembered by his work and dedication.

Born on February 12, 1824, in Tankara, a small town in Gujarat’s Morbi district, Swami Dayanand’s parents’ names were Karshanji Lalji Tiwari and Yashodabai. After his birth, Swami Dayanand’s parents named him Mool Shankar. Swami Dayanand Saraswati’s real name was Mool Shankar. Brought up in a Brahmin devout family, Mool Shankar became proficient in Sanskrit and imbibed his wisdom in Hindu scriptures, especially the Vedas.

At the age of 21, Swami Dayanand had abandoned his home in search of spiritual and religious truth after the untimely death of his younger sister. He started questioning the larger meanings of life to his parents, by which his parents felt concerned, later Dayanand left his home to contemplate on the larger meanings of life. From 1845 to 1869, in his 25 years of journey of dispassion, he also practised yoga and other many divine activities.

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In April 1875, Swami Dayanand established the Arya Samaj in Bombay (now Mumbai). Dayanand’s aim was only to teach Vedas, he authored 60 books to spread the knowledge about Vedas, Satyarth Prakash (The Light of Truth) was one his most famous books. His socio-cultural movement aimed to reform society by raising awareness among the people about Vedic knowledge.

Dayanand strongly believed in equal rights for all, he led a revolutionary step to put an end to Sati Pratha – where women had to die by themselves along with their husband‘s dead body – in our society. He emphasised the need for the social upliftment of women and of the underprivileged sections of society. Later he was given the title of Maharishi and is considered as one of the prominent social reformers of our society.

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