Arya Samaj

• Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswathy in 1875 at Bombay.
• “Go Back to the Vedas” was a famous quote of him.
• He was born in 1794 in the state of Gujarath.
• He wrote the books Satyartha Prakash, Veda Bhashya Bhumika and Veda Bhashya.
• Real name of Dayananda Saraswathy was Mul Sankar.
• Most distinctive feature of Arya Samaj was Sudhi Movement.
• The Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College at Lahore became the foremost agency for spreading nationalism in Punjab.
• The first unit of Arya Samaj was located at Lahore.
• “India for Indians” was political slogan of Dayananda Saraswathy.
• College section of Arya Samaj was led by Lala Lajpath Rai and Hansraj.
• In 1882 the Arya Samaj formed a low protection association.
• Dayanand Saraswathy was the first to recognize Hindi as the national language of India.
• After the death of Dayanand Saraswathy two sections formed in Samaj namely Gurukula Section and College Section.
• Gurukula section was led by Swami Shradhanandha and College Section was led by Lala Lajpath Rai and Hansraj.
• The split of Arya Samaj was in 1892.