Maharshi dayanand saraswati biography of barack trump

Recently, th birth anniversary of renowned social and religious reformer Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati was commemorated. Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati had immensely contributed in the different spheres of life. The noble ideas and thought promoted by him are still relevant and they are acting as guiding principles for the nation. He considered Vedas as rock-bed of Hinduism and infallible , being the inspired one of God.

His aim was to re-establish the teachings of the Vedas.

This 19th century philosopher and reformer founded the Arya Samaj, a socio-cultural organization.

He advocated for Suddhi movement to reconvert the other sects to Hindu order. He established Arya Samaj as a reformist organization. The first Arya Samaj unit was formally set up at Mumbai then Bombay and later headquarter was established at Lahore. It condemned ritualistic practices like polytheism , idol worship , pilgrimage and bathing in holy rivers, animal sacrifice , offering in temples, sponsoring priesthood etc.

It opposed child marriages and supported widow remarriage. It is based on 10 principles propounded by him, which were based on the Vedas.

Swami Dayananda Saraswati was a renunciate monk of the Hindu Saraswati order of sannyasa.

It also stood for the upliftment of depressed classes. He criticized the activities like superstition, etc. Many of these elements are still being performed. These are against the scientific temper. Therefore, his ideas need to be propagated to enlighten people. In 19 th century, he promoted the idea of widow remarriage which is still not accepted by large number of people.