believed that reciting God’s name mechanically is a wrong way of offering prayer to God. They pointed out that bathing in sacred rivers does not absolve us of sins committed by us. They preached that to seek God‚ we should turn inwards. Swami Dayanand Saraswati‚ the founder of the Arya Samaj‚ was another votary of religious and social reforms in India. He condemned idol worship and other evils which had crept into the Hindu religion. He opposed child marriage‚ casteism and untouchability. He favoured
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if I were the Prime Minister of India‚ what would I do to make India a super power by 2020? “where the mind is without fear and the head is held high...Into that heaven of freedom‚ my father‚ let my country awake". Tagore and so many other leaders of our country envisioned an India far better than what we have made it today. Easy though it may be for us to blame it on the ’corrupt political leaders’ or the ‘useless government’‚ the truth lies in the fact that they are also one of us. we have
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benefited by the policies introduced by Lord Thomas Macaulay‚ began to organise Indian opinion against what was clearly exploitative rule by aliens. This phase also witnessed massive social reform movements and important leaders like Swami Dayanand Saraswati‚ Keshab Chandra Sen‚ Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan‚ Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar‚ among others revolutionised the Indian society. Along side‚ political thought against the British rule also began to take concrete shape‚ with leaders like Dadabhai Naoroji
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Rani Lakshmi Bai • Rani Lakshmi Bai was the queen of the princely state of Jhansi. • She was one of the most leading personalities of the first war of India’s independence that started in 1857. • She was born to a Maharashtrian family at Kashi in the year 1828. • During her childhood‚ she was called by the name Manikarnika. • In the year 1842‚ she got married to the Maharaja of Jhansi‚ Raja Gangadhar Rao Niwalkar. Subhash Chandra Bose • Subhash Chandra Bose‚ affectionately
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2013 Friday 5 Id-UI-Mlad / Prophet Mohammad Birthday January 24‚ 2013 Thursday 6 Basant Panchami February 15‚ 2013 Friday 7 Shivaji Jayanti February 19‚ 2013 Tuesday 8 Guru Ravidas’s Birthday February 25‚ 2013 Monday 9 Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti March 7‚ 2013 Thursday 10 Maha Shivratri March 10‚ 2013 Sunday 11 Good Friday March 29‚ 2013 Friday 12 Easter March 31‚ 2013 Sunday 13 Chaitra Sukladij / Cheti Chand / Gudi Padwa / Chandramana Ugadi April 11‚ 2013 Thursday
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movement of freedom from the British rule‚ with the support of civil populace. The socio- religious reform movement of the 19th century moulded the social orientation of the English educated middle class. Great reformers and social architects like Dayanand Saraswati‚ Annie Besant‚ Swami Vivekananda‚ Colonel Henry Steel Olcott and Syed Ahmed Khan visited Meerut‚ creating an impounded effect on the minds of the local residents. Today Meerut is a fast growing district in the NCR and abodes many world famed
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is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. For Jains‚ Diwali marks the attainment of moksha or nirvana by Mahavira in 527 BCE.[6][7] Arya Samajists‚ celebrate this day as Death Anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. They also celebrate this day as Shardiya Nav-Shasyeshti. The name "Diwali" or "Divali" is a contraction of "Deepavali"[dubious – discuss] (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvalī)‚ which translates into "row of lamps".[8] Diwali involves the lighting of
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Mahatma Gandhi: (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) (Father of the Nation‚ Rashtrapita‚ राष्ट्रपिता) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non violence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty‚ expand women
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Conference. Like that of the Brahmo Samajand the Arya Samaj‚ the success of the Prarthana Samaj in restoring Hindu self-respect was an important factor in the growth of Indian nationalism. Arya Samaj (Bombay) Between 1869 and 1873‚ Swami Dayananda Saraswati‚ a native of Gujarat‚ made his first attempt at reform in India. This attempt took the form of the establishment of "Vedic Schools" or "gurukuls" which put an emphasis on Vedic values‚ culture and religion to its students. The Vedic Schools represented
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debarred of the basic education. Hence‚ in spite of its triumph in major areas‚ Indian Education System is tainted wit a few blemishes. At the dawn of Modern India‚ she has received privileged initiatives by scholars like Raja Ram Mohan Roy‚ Dayanand Saraswati to spread education to many quarters of Indian population- big or small. British Government also took measures in spreading education among Indian masses by establishing various schools and colleges. No doubt‚ this was a part of their ruling
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