Swami Dayananda Sarasvati, 1824-1883, founder of the Arya-Samaj, Hindu reform movement.

Contents: Introduction, Indo-British Civilization, The Life of Dayanand Saraswati, History of Arya Samaj, Organisation and Rituals of Arya Samaj, Arya Samaj in its True Perspective, The Rational Basis of Arya Samaj, Role of Arya Samaj, The Significance of the Arya Samaj, Politics and Arya Samaj, Political Outlook of Aryasamajists, Arya Samaj and Education, D.A.V. Movement in India, The D.A.V. Institutions: Their Past and Future, Dayananda An Apostle of Universal Brotherhood, Is the Arya Samaj Another Religion?, Swamantavyamantavya: My Beliefs and Disbeliefs, Swikarapatra: The List Will and Testament of Dayananda, Library Works of Dayananda.

Swami Dayanand had a vision of Truth through the Vedas. He communicated his experience through Satyarth Prakash. This work can be treated as a comprehensive introduction. It is suggested that after the reading of this work, the conscientious reader should go to the original work of Swamiji for full benefit and appreciation of the light brought out by him from the Vedas and the later scriptures. Nevertheless, if the reader is hard-pressed for time and can feel content with knowing what Satyarth Prakash is like, this work would serve the purpose.

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