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\u2019s contribution towards the salvation of the world is still remembered by his work and dedication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born on February 12, 1824, in Tankara, a small town in Gujarat\u2019s Morbi district, Swami Dayanand\u2019s parents’ names were Karshanji Lalji Tiwari and Yashodabai. After his birth, Swami Dayanand\u2019s parents named him Mool Shankar. Swami Dayanand Saraswati\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n