Explained:Swami Shraddhanand and Arya Samaj

sfg-2026
ForumIAS LATEST
  1. 04 June | MGP Strategy Series | GS Paper 4 (Ethics) with AIR 7 A.R. Rajah Mohaideen Click Here to register for the session →
  2. 04 June | GS Advance Program begins from 4th June 2026 | First 2 classes open to all Click Here to register for the event →
  3. 05 June | MGP Strategy Series | GS Paper 3 Strategy Session with AIR 406 Mannat Luthra Click Here to register for the session
  4. 06 June | Open Orientation on Essay Guidance Program (EGP 2026) Click Here to register →
  5. 07 June | Open Orientation for Current Affairs for Mains 2026 Click Here to register →
  6. 07 June | Sociology Optional Strategy Session with AIR 10 Ujjwal Priyank Click Here to register →

News:Recently,Arya Samaj observed the death anniversary of Arya Samaj Missionary Swami Shraddhanand who was assassinated on December 23, 1926.

Facts:

About Swami Shraddhanand:

  • Swami Shraddhanand was born on February 22,1856 at village Talwan in Jalandhar district in Punjab province.
  • In the early 1880s, he came into contact with Swami Dayanand, the founder of the Arya Samaj.Shraddhanand also wrote a book called Hindu Sangathan.
  • By 1923, he focussed primarily on the shuddhi movement(reconversion to Hinduism).
  • Shuddhi Movement was started by Arya Samaj to bring back the people who had converted to Islam and Christianity from Hinduism.Swami Dayanand Sarawati played a prominent role in the shuddhi movement.
  • In 1923, he also became the president of Bharatiya Hindu Shuddhi Sabha created with an aim of reconverting Muslims specifically Malkani Rajputs in the western United Province.
  • He was also against the then prevailing social inequality in Indian society particularly untouchability which he termed as a curse and a blot on the reputation of the Hindus.

About Arya Samaj:

  • Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement that was founded by Dayanand Saraswati in 1875 in Bombay.The movement believes in the infallible authority of the Vedas.
  • The central objectives of Arya Samaj is to eradicate Ignorance (Agyan), Indigence or Poverty (Abhav) and Injustice (Anayay) from this earth.
Print Friendly and PDF
Blog
Academy
Community