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Dayanand Saraswati (दयानंद सरस्वती)

Bhaktmal: Dayanand Saraswati
Real name - Mool Shankar Tiwari
Other Names - Maharshi Dayanand
Guru - Swami Virjanand
Born - 12 February 1824 (Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti)
Assassinated: 30 October 1883
Place of Birth - Tankara, Ajmer
Marital Status - Unmarried
Language - Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati
Father- Karshanji Lalji Tiwari
Mother - Yashodabai
Disciple - Swami Shraddhanand
Founder - Arya Samaj

Dayanand Saraswati was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of Arya Samaj. He is one of the Hindu reformers also known as Maharishi Dayanand. He was the first to call for Swaraj as "India for Indians",a term later adopted by Lokmanya Tilak. Condemning idolatry and ritualistic worship, he worked towards reviving Vedic ideologies. He is one of the "Makers of Modern India". He believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. He emphasized the Vedic ideals of celibacy, including celibacy and devotion.

Among Dayananda's contributions were his promotion of equal rights for women, such as the right to education and the right to read Indian scriptures, and his commentaries on the Vedas in Vedic Sanskrit as well as Hindi. He was a social reformer. He gave the slogan 'return to the Vedas'. He gave equal rights and respect to all people and religion.

दयानंद सरस्वती हिन्दी में पढ़ें

दयानंद सरस्वती एक भारतीय दार्शनिक, सामाजिक नेता और आर्य समाज के संस्थापक थे। वह हिंदू सुधारक आन्दोलनकारियों में से एक हैं जिन्हें महर्षि दयानंद के नाम से भी जाना जाता है।

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