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Arya Samaj
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Although other Hindu sects and organizations may be more important today, it is no exaggeration to say that the Arya Samaj (lit. Society of the Nobles) was the most influential Hindu reform body during much of the 20th century. The foundation of the Arya Samaj by the Gujarati Brahman Swami Dayananda Saraswati (1824–1883) goes back to the last quarter of the 19th century, a period when Hinduism had to face manifold challenges and repeated attempts to reform Hindu traditions and practices through the founding of a variety of
samājs (societies) and
sabhās (associations). The unusually fa…
Date:
2020-05-18
