Dayananda Saraswati
Dayananda Saraswati
Dayanand Saraswati pronunciation bornwas a Hindu religious leader who founded the Arya Samaj, a Hindu orthodox movement of the Vedic tradition. He was a profound scholar of the Vedic lore and Sanskrit language. He was the first to give the call for Swarajya as "India for Indians" – in 1876, later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak. Denouncing the idolatry and ritualistic worship prevalent in Hinduism at the time, he worked towards reviving Vedic ideologies. Subsequently the philosopher and President of India,...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionLeader
Date of Birth12 February 1824
CountryIndia