The day coincided with Hindu festival of DiwaliĪlso read | Gita is 'non-religious', there's nothing wrong in distributing it in educational institutions: Maharashtra Edu MinisterĪlso read | Delhi school Hindu-Muslim segregation: Child rights body issues notice to Wazirabad school head.After ailing for a month, Maharishi gave in to bad health on the morning October 30, 1883.He suffered excruciating pain, but forgave the cook involved in the deed.She conspired with the cook who mixed pieces of glass in the Guru's milk.Dayanand offended the court dancer when he advised the King to forsake her and suggested her to pursue a life of Dharma.On Septem- Maharaja of Jodhpur Jaswant Singh II, invited Maharishi to his palace to seek his blessings.
Common to the likes of him - due to his strong preachings against fanatic Hinduism - Swami had many enemies.He voiced his opinions against idolatry and the pointless emphasis on empty ritualism, and stood against manmade dictates such as caste by birth and women-exclusion from reading Vedas. His logical, scientific and critical analysis of faiths like Christianity and Islam as well as Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism, opened the eyes of many. Dayanand questioned religion ahead of time Swami Dayanand Saraswati brought about a complete overhaul of the education system of India by introducing Anglo-Vedic schools to offer students an updated curriculum - imparting both the knowledge of the Vedas and contemporary English education. His followers include Sri Aurobindo, S Radhakrishnan and Baba Ramdev. One of his most influential works is the book Satyarth Prakash, which contributed to the Indian independence movement. Watch PM Modi's speech on Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati in 2016 Although he was never really involved in politics directly, his political observations were the source of inspiration for a number of political leaders during India's struggle for independence.įor instance, he was the first to give the call for ' Swarajya' as ' India for Indians' in 1876, later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak.
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