Dayananda Saraswati
12th February is the birth anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of Arya Samaj.
Dayanand Saraswati
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born on February 12, 1824 at Tankara, Gujarat as Mool Shankar.
- He was a religious leader and social reformer who left a deep impression on India. He spoke out against following empty rituals, denounced the caste system and encouraged education and equal rights of men and women.
- He introduced a complete overhaul of the education system and DAV (Dayanand Anglo Vedic) schools came into existence in 1886 to realize the vision of Dayanand Saraswati. The first DAV School was ....