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Vedic reform organisation
Saraswati founded the Samaj in the 1870s. Arya Samaj was the first Hindu organisation to introduce proselytisation in Hinduism. "Arya Samaj" is a compound Sanskrit
Arya_Samaj
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement in South Africa. Like other parts of the world where people of Indian origin are settled, the teachings of Swami
Arya_Samaj_in_South_Africa
Indian religious leader
Satyarth Prakash, a central book of Arya Samaj. In July 2006, a violent confrontation between the followers of Arya Samaj and the supporters of Rampal took
Rampal_(spiritual_leader)
Ethnoreligious group
regional culture. The Arya Samaj eventually became more successful than the Brahmo Samaj in Punjab. According to Kumar, the Arya Samaj was successful because
Punjabi_Hindus
The Arya Samaj was founded in Nairobi on 5 July 1903, at a meeting at the home of Jai Gopal attended by forty-five people.[citation needed] The small group
Arya_Samaj_in_Kenya
the Ārya Samāj, and 80% following the Sanatan Dharm. According to the census of 2012 the number of Ārya Samājĩs is 16,661. The arrival of Arya Samaj preachers
Arya_Samaj_in_Suriname
Hindu religious, community and educational organisation in Singapore
Arya Samaj (Hindi: आर्य समाज, lit. 'Noble Society') is a Hindu reform movement founded on 10 April 1875 in Bombay by Dayananda Saraswati, based on the
Arya_Samaj_in_Singapore
The Arya Samaj was the first religious, cultural and educational Fiji Indian organisation established in Fiji. From its inception, in 1904, it attracted
Arya_Samaj_in_Fiji
Indian philosopher and socio-religious reformer (1824–1883)
October 1883), was a Hindu philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of Hinduism. His book Satyarth Prakash has remained
Dayananda_Saraswati
Indian religious figure (1883–1957)
friends followed Arya Samaj. In their association the views of Arya Samaj impressed him, and he too became a follower of Arya Samaj. Its members were
Chaturbhuj_Sahay
Sikh movement in Punjab from the 1870s onwards
proselytising activities of Christians, Hindu reform movements (Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj) and Muslims (Aligarh Movement and Ahmadiyah). The movement was founded
Singh_Sabha_movement
Arya Samaj in Tanzania had been in existence since the early 1900s and prior to independence the whole of East Africa was served by a single Arya Samaj
Arya_Samaj_in_Tanzania
Indian scholar and author (1893–1963)
trained to deliver lectures on the Arya Samaj movement. During this time, as well as studying about the Arya Samaj, he also engaged with the Arabic language
Rahul_Sankrityayan
City in Uttar Pradesh, India
November 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2026. "Arya Samaj Himmatpur Kakamai Etah on Arya Samaj Global". Arya Samaj Global. Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections
Etah
Arya Samaj (Sanskrit ārya samāja आर्य समाज "Arya Society") is a Hindu reform movement in Mauritius. Established in 1911, the Arya Paropkarini Sabha was
Arya_Samaj_in_Mauritius
Nationalism based on Hindu religion
India. Arya Samaj is considered one of the overarching Hindu renaissance movements of the late nineteenth century. Swami Dayananda, the founder of Arya Samaj
Hindu_nationalism
Modern alternative name for Hinduism
contrast to the socio-political Hinduism embraced by movements such as the Arya Samaj. In sharp contrast to the efforts by Lahore Sanatan Dharma Sabha to preserve
Sanatan_Dharma
The Ārya Samāj doctrine, a monotheistic Hindu reform movement that rejects the idea of caste and the exclusive role of brahmins as religious leaders, first
Arya_Samaj_in_Guyana
Contemporary reform Hindu denominations
his life to Brahmo Samaj, and was an active executive member of the Calcutta Sadharan Brahmo Samaj until his death. The Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Hindu
Hindu_reform_movements
Indian poet and social reformer
intellectual, Dalit writer, and social reformer. A former Arya Samaji, he became disillusioned with the Arya Samaj and established the Adi Hindu movement. He was
Swami_Achootanand
Indian cinematographer, and producer
He changed his name to Ishan Arya after marrying actress Sulbha Arya according to Arya Samaj rites. Their son Sameer Arya (married to Srishti Behl, the
Ishan_Arya
1875 Swami Dayanda Saraswati founded in Mumbai the Hindu reform movement Arya Samaj. In the same year, the Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Blavatsky
Theosophical Society of the Arya Samaj
Theosophical_Society_of_the_Arya_Samaj
Dalit caste of Mauritius
joined the Arya Samaj in the hope that it would help them to be free from the curse of casteism, as it was claimed by the leaders of the Arya Samaj. But later
Ravived
Hindu temple in Paramaribo, Suriname
officially opened on 11 February 2001. Since Arya Diwaker is the most important section of the Arya Samaj in Suriname today, it is reasonable to regard
Arya_Diwaker
Hindu socio-cultural reform movement
Society portal History portal History of Bengal Arya Samaj Brahmo New religious movement Prarthana Samaj Tattwabodhini Patrika Brahmosamaj Kerala and Dr
Brahmo_Samaj
Social community of India
social and political resurgence (sanskritisation) under the influence of Arya Samaj. Ahirs are found throughout India but are particularly concentrated in
Ahir
Sikh reformer, civil servant and author (1858-1910)
(Lahore). In his youth he was a proponent of the Gulabdasi sect, then the Arya Samaj, and finally he worked to improve the status of his own community, the
Jawahir_Singh_Kapur
Indian revolutionary, poet & writer (1897–1927)
several subjects. He was also a translator. Bismil was associated with Arya Samaj and was one of the founding members of the revolutionary organisation
Ram_Prasad_Bismil
Self-designation used by ancient Indo-Iranian peoples
Aryan (/ˈɛəriən/), or Arya (borrowed from Sanskrit ārya), is a term originating from the ethno-cultural self-designation of the Indo-Iranians. It stood
Aryan
Indian Marxist social activist and politician (1939–2020)
Indian social activist and the founder of Arya Sabha, a political party based on the principles of Arya Samaj. He also served as a cabinet minister in
Agnivesh
of South East Asia, and contains a prayer hall for the community. The Arya Samaj is a Hindu new religious movement founded in 1875 in Bombay by Dayananda
Religion_in_Singapore
Officer in the Indian National Army (1902–1998)
attend an Arya Samaj conference.Taking upon himself the responsibility for their upbringing and education, he adpoted the children- Neera Arya and her brother
Neera_Arya
Arya Samaj was first established in the cities of Mandalay and Rangoon in Burma in 1898. By the time the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Rangoon was formed in
Arya_Samaj_in_Burma
Arya Samaj was established in Uganda in 1908 by Pandit Purnanand.[citation needed] In 1929 a large building was constructed by the Samaj. The Uganda Arya
Arya_Samaj_in_Uganda
Hindu religious organization in Mozambique
Arya Samaj was formed in Mozambique following the visit by Arya Samaji preacher, Bhawani Dayal, when Hindus in the capital, Lourenço Marques, formed the
Arya_Samaj_in_Mozambique
Indian political ideology
quarter of the 19th century, especially with the openly anti-Islamic Arya Samaj and the whole cow protection movement, and "the fact that some of the
Two-nation_theory
The earliest efforts to establish the Arya Samaj in Trinidad and Tobago were made by visiting missionaries in the beginning of the 20th century. In the
Arya Samaj in Trinidad and Tobago
Arya_Samaj_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago
Indian nationalist politician and independence activist (1865–1928)
Saraswati, became a member of the existing Arya Samaj Lahore (founded 1877) and founder-editor of Lahore-based Arya Gazette.[better source needed] In 1884
Lala_Lajpat_Rai
Social reform movement in India, 1873–1930s
Samaj also developed arguments against priestly social and political superiority. Initially, Phule was attracted towards Arya Samaj, Prarthana Samaj and
Satyashodhak_Samaj
Pandit Shri Krishna Sharma was an Arya Samaj preacher who came to Fiji in 1926 from Rajkot, India. He was a gifted public speaker and singer of religious
Shri_Krishna_Sharma
Non-governmental educational organisation in India
and a university. It is based on the ideals of Dayananda Saraswati and Arya Samaj. The Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) education system also comprises colleges
D.A.V. College Managing Committee
D.A.V._College_Managing_Committee
Arya Samaj was established in Ghana in August 1986 by Pandit Wreston Charles Ankoh when he founded the Arya Vedic Mission in Accra. Ankoh was the first
Arya_Samaj_in_Ghana
Arya Samaj in Ba. He was national president of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji from 1984 to 1987. Singh was awarded the highest honor of the Arya Samaj
Uday Singh (Fijian politician)
Uday_Singh_(Fijian_politician)
Indian independence activist
December 1926), born Munshi Ram, was an Indian independence activist and Arya Samaj sannyasi who propagated the teachings of Dayananda Saraswati. This included
Shraddhanand
Ancient Indian religions
Hinduism. In this context, various responses toward Jainism developed. The Arya Samaj was founded by Dayanand Saraswati (1824–1883), who authored Satyarth Prakash
Hinduism_and_Jainism
Ancient fire ritual of Hindu society
Purbe Brahmin at Thamel, north of central Kathmandu by Tirtha Raj Acharya Arya Samaj is a religious reform movement founded in 1875 advocating a return to
Agnihotra
South Asian Islamic revivalist movement
rarely, if ever, been involved in extremist politics and militancy. Hindu Arya Samaj, through its founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati initiated converting Muslims
Barelvi_movement
Indian scholar (1778–1868)
also known as the Blind Sage of Mathura, was the celebrated teacher of Arya Samaj founder, Dayanand Saraswati. He was a scholar and teacher of Sanskrit
Virajanand_Dandeesha
Sabha (organisation) was changed to Arya Samaj and in 1923 it was affiliated with the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha (Arya Representative Organisation) of Uttar
Arya_Samaj_in_Thailand
by the Arya Samaj leaders led to the founding of the school. Nanji Kalidas was deeply influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and principle of Arya Samaj and he
Arya_Kanya_Gurukul
1947–1966 political agitation in northern India
Hindi" Committee), supported by Arya Samaji newspaper editors, educational board members, and others, as the Arya Samaj controlled a large number of educational
Punjabi_Suba_movement
Community in India
According to Christophe Jaffrelot, majority of the male members of the Arya Samaj in the late 19th century Punjab came from the Arora and Khatri merchant
Arora
First sacred canonical text of Hinduism
20th centuries, reformers like Swami Dayananda Saraswati (founder of the Arya Samaj) and Sri Aurobindo (founder of Sri Aurobindo Ashram) discussed the philosophies
Rigveda
Social reformer and Arya Samaj leader
from Punjab, India. He was the leader of the radical wing within the Arya Samaj, an Indian Hindu reform movement. He was known for his criticism of the
Pandit_Lekh_Ram
Religious movement from mid-19th century Bengal
Samaj in 1880. In the meantime (1872–1875) in Punjab due to schisms in Adi Brahmo Samaj at Calcutta, a new variant of Adi Brahmoism called Arya Samaj
Adi_Dharm
Ahmadiyya religious leader (1889–1965)
he may accept, reject or partially accept. In the early Twenties the Arya Samāj (a Hindu reformist Movement) started the Shuddhi missionary campaign to
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad
Mirza_Basheer-ud-Din_Mahmood_Ahmad
Indian independence leader (1886–1945)
the revolutionaries of Bengal and he came across revolutionaries of the Arya Samaj in the United Provinces (currently Uttar Pradesh) and the Punjab. In 1912
Rash_Behari_Bose
Indian politician
Bharatiya Janata Party and is a member of Arya Samaj. Saraswati was born on 1 October 1951 in a Jat family to Maya Ram Arya and Bharti Devi at Rohtak, Punjab
Sumedhanand_Saraswati
Figure in the Sikh Khalistan movement (1947–1984)
for 31 May in pursuit of these demands. The On 29 May members of the Arya Samaj, R.S.S., and other Hindu organizations took out a "right to smoke" procession
Jarnail_Singh_Bhindranwale
Indian monk and philosopher (1863–1902)
visited Punjab, attempting to mediate an ideological conflict between Arya Samaj (a reformist Hindu movement) and sanatan (orthodox Hindus). After brief
Swami_Vivekananda
University in Haridwar, India
Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) was founded on 4 March 1902 by the Arya Samaj sannyasi Swami Shraddhanand, who was a follower of Dayananda Saraswati
Gurukul_Kangri_University
Hindu social reformer
himself fully to the movement. As a Brahmo Samaj leader, Agnihotri engaged in theological disputes with the Arya Samaj movement and in polemical exchanges especially
Shiv_Narayan_Agnihotri
District of Uttar Pradesh in India
place was called Aintha, which later was mispronounced as Etah. Arya Samaj Arya Samaj Himmatpur Kakamai was established in June 1984 in Etah district
Etah_district
Private school in Fiji
establishment, coincided with the formation of the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, the Arya Samaj organisation that manages the school. The school is
Gurkul_Primary_School
Indian educationist (1864 - 1938)
1864 – 14 November 1938) was an Indian educationist and a follower of Arya Samaj movement founder, Swami Dayanand. He founded, with Gurudatta Vidhyarthi
Mahatma_Hansraj
Louis, Mauritius. The organization is guided by the principles of the Arya Samaj, which include propagating Vedic philosophy as interpreted by Swami Dayanand
Arya_Ravived_Pracharini_Sabha
30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015. "Arya samaj". Arya samaj. 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015. "Arya Anthyalay". NGO Reporter. 2015. Retrieved 1
Viresh_Pratap_Chaudhry
Fijian politician
of the Arya Samaj in Fiji. He contributed generously to its religious and educations programs. His sons continued his work in the Arya Samaj. On 28 August
Badri_Maharaj
The Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji (Arya Representative Society) is the national body for all the Arya Samajs in Fiji. It was formed in 1918 and registered
Arya_Pratinidhi_Sabha_of_Fiji
Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1969)
married to Seema Sajdeh, a Punjabi Hindu, from 1998 to 2022. They had an Arya Samaj wedding before the nikkah. They have two sons, Nirvan and Yohan, (through
Sohail_Khan
Indian politician
ideology till date. He is an ardent follower of Arya Samaj and served as Pradhan (Head) of the Bihar Arya Samaj Pratinidhi Sabha unit. He is popularly known
Ganga_Prasad
Indian caste
Bihar and others as well as Nepal.[citation needed] Influenced by the Arya Samaj movement, Bhars started using Rajbhar, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published
Rajbhar
Town in Gujarat, India
considered a holy city to Arya Samajis because it is the birthplace of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj, who was born on 12 February
Tankara
he came under the influence of the Baháʼí Faith, and returned to the Arya Samaj during his last years. Ishwardatt was born in 1900 in Kanpur Cantonment
Ishwardatt_Medharthi
D.A.V. College (Lahore), Ambala City is a college in Ambala, Haryana, India. It was started in 1886 in Lahore, Punjab Province (British India). After partition
D.A.V. College (Lahore), Ambala City
D.A.V._College_(Lahore),_Ambala_City
Indian entrepreneur (born 1978)
February 2008 in a private wedding in Goa. She converted to Hinduism through Arya Samaj rites to validate the marriage before court. Two years later, she became
Manyata_Dutt
Caste in South Asia
just as with the Kshatriya varna. Majority of the male members of the Arya Samaj in the late 19th century Punjab came from the Arora and Khatri merchant
Khatri
Traditional Indian religious education system
was on a steep decline in India. Dayananda Saraswati, the founder of Arya Samaj and Swami Shraddhanand, were the pioneers of the modern gurukula system
Gurukula
College in Chandigarh, India
Dinesh Mongia Neeraj Chopra Anjum Moudgil Jeev Milkha Singh Manu Bhaker Arya Samaj "'Yaaro ka yaar' Capt Vikram Batra remembered by family, teachers, friends"
DAV_College,_Chandigarh
Indian industrialist
of the Hindu reform sect of Arya Samaj. As an active member of the sect, he was instrumental in starting many Arya Samaj affiliated schools, colleges
Nanji_Kalidas_Mehta
Indian politician
Agriculture, and Housing Board. Bachan Singh Arya started his political career after joining the Arya Samaj. Due to his opposition to social evils, he was
Bachan_Singh_Arya
Film producer
Pakistan) into a Punjabi Hindu family, his parents having educated him in the Arya Samaj teachings. He is a distant relative of the Kapoor family. As a result
Surinder_Kapoor
Indian independence activist
– 6 December 2010) was an Indian independence activist and member of Arya Samaj. He became popular after plotting to kill the last Nizam of Hyderabad
Narayan_Rao_Pawar
Thakur Kundan Pal Singh Kush (1881–1967) was an Arya Samaj missionary and teacher who arrived in Fiji, from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1928
Kundan_Singh_Kush
Sikh reformer
activities, Singh had maintained his ties to the Arya Samaj, but in 1888, the increasing discord between the Arya Samaj and Sikh leaders led to Singh's ultimate
Ditt_Singh
Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
Organisations All India Kisan Sabha All-India Muslim League Anushilan Samiti Arya Samaj Azad Hind Berlin Committee Ghadar Movement Hindustan Socialist Republican
Mahatma_Gandhi
Governor of Gujarat
also served as the Governor of Maharashtra from 2025 to 2026. He is an Arya Samaj pracharak and served previously as the principal of a Gurukul in Kurukshetra
Acharya_Devvrat
College in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
government aided college in the city of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. The Arya Samaj evening school was transferred from Meerut to the valley of Dehradun in
D.A.V. Post Graduate College, Dehradun
D.A.V._Post_Graduate_College,_Dehradun
Religious organisation
text of the Arya Samaj religious sect. He termed these parts as "impractical and anti-social". This angered the followers of Arya Samaj, who surrounded
Satlok_Ashram
Lake in India
Lake and makes an excellent sunset point. Rishi Udyan has a functional Arya Samaj temple with daily morning and evening yajna homa, where an annual three
Ana_Sagar_Lake
Fijians of South Asian descent
promote at that time. The Arya Samaj also encouraged education for girls, which wasn't the norm at the time. The Arya Samaj began by establishing schools
Indo-Fijians
Indian educator (born 1973)
Taruna Verma and has one child. He comes from a family associated with the Arya Samaj and has expressed views identifying as an agnostic. In 2022, Divyakirti
Vikas_Divyakirti
Public college of the University of Lucknow
ideals of Dayananda Saraswati and Arya Samaj. The college has its origin in a school started in the premises of Arya Samaj temple in Ganeshganj locality in
D.A.V._College,_Lucknow
Religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent
which is called "the modern version of the ancient Vedic Dharma". The Arya Samaj recognises the Vedic religion as true Hinduism. Nevertheless, according
Indian_religions
Sanskrit term for conversion to Hinduism
of modern Hinduism, it describes a Hindu religious movement started by Arya Samaj, initially aimed at re-converting former Hindus who departed the religion
Shuddhi_(Hinduism)
movements of colonial Punjab, the Arya Samaj were popular amongst upper-caste, urban Punjabi Hindus. Whilst the Arya Samaj denounced casteism and Brahminism
Sikhism_and_caste
Indian academic, judge and politician (1867–1955)
since childhood and a member of the Arya Samaj. In 1888, he was appointed President of the Ajmer chapter of the Samaj, and also President of the Pratinidhi
Har_Bilas_Sarda
1875 book by Dayanand Saraswati
Dayananda Saraswati, a religious and social reformer and the founder of Arya Samaj. The book was subsequently revised by Dayanada Saraswati in 1882 and has
Satyarth_Prakash
South Asian religious and political movement
popular in the 1880s and thereafter, attracting the support from the Arya Samaj founder Swami Dayananda Saraswati in the late 19th century, and from Mahatma
Cow_protection_movement
broader context of religious revivalist movements, particularly the Arya Samaj's cow protection campaigns and Muslim responses through organizations like
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