DAYANAND SARASWATI

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Context:  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the year long celebrations commemorating 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Delhi.

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• Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati was in India philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of Vedic dharma.
• He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as "India for Indian" in 1876.
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born on February 12th, 1824 in Tankara, Gujarat in a Brahmin family. His parents, Lalji Tiwari and Yashodhabai were orthodox Brahmin.
• The first Arya Samaj unit was formally set up by him at Mumbai in 1875 and later the headquarters of the Samaj were established at Lahore.
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati was more than a religious leader; he was a reformer who left a deep impression on India.
• He introduced a complete overhaul of the education system and is often considered as one of the visionaries of modern India.
• The DAV (Dayanand Anglo Vedic) schools came into existence in 1886 to realize the vision of Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
• The first DAV School was established at Lahore with Mahatma Hansarj as the headmaster.

Some Famous Quotes by Swami Dayanand Saraswati:

• A value is valuable when the value of value is valuable to oneself - Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• The greatest musical instrument given to a human being is the voice - Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• The tongue should express what is in the heart - Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• Prayer in any form is efficacious because it is an action. It will, therefore, have a result. This is the law of the universe in which we find ourselves - Swami Dayanand Saraswati

• God has neither form nor colour. He is incorporeal and immense. Whatever is seen in the world describes his greatness. - Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

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