Impact of Dayanand Saraswati on the Achievements of Harbilas Sarda
Dr Ankush Arora
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ISBN 13
9789384385439
Year
2018
The nineteenth century, more so the latter half, was witness to one of the most inspiring social movements not witnessed since the path-breaking Bhakti Movement of medieval times. Dayanand Saraswati sought to break time honoured social barriers with his strong message of societal reforms based on a reappraisal of ancient texts and traditions. His flagship reform movement, the Arya Samaj, sought to break age-old barriers of caste dimensions, social disparities, misrepresentation of traditional religious values and ethos, rigidity of uncompromising viewpoints ultimately yielded results which were obviously aimed at transformation of a stagnant society into a vibrant positive society receptive to new ideas based on revival of traditional values. With the passage of time his number of adherents' multiplied multifold times and his movement got universal acceptance transcending geographical, political and social barriers. One such follower of his faith and ideology was Diwan Bhadhur Harbilas Sarda a multifaceted personality haili