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200th birth anniversary of Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883)
February 17 , 2023
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- Dayanand Saraswati was born on 12th February 1824.
- He is a social reformer who founded Arya Samaj in 1875 to counter social inequities prevalent during the times.
- This was a monotheistic Hindu order that rejected the ritualistic excesses and social doctrines of orthodox Hinduism and promoted a united Hindu society on the basis of Vedic teachings.
- Arya Samaj has played a crucial role in the cultural and social awakening of the country through its emphasis on social reforms and education.
- His magnum work, Satyarth Prakash (1875), emphasised the “return to Vedic principles”.
- He supported the idea of shuddhi, to bring back Islamic or Christian converts into Hinduism.
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