Question

When did Swami Dayanand Saraswati establish Arya Samaj?
1. 1913 A.D.
2. 1875 A.D.
3. 1672 A.D.
4. 1855 A.D.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1875 A.D.

The correct answer is 1875 A.D.

• In April 1875, Dayanand established the Arya Samaj in Bombay.
• It was formed with the motto Krinvanto Vishvam Aryam (Make this world noble), the socio-cultural movement aimed to reform society by raising awareness among people about Vedic knowledge.
• Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas.

• Dayananda Saraswati was born on 12 February 1824, was an Indian philosopher, social leader, and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of the Vedic dharma. 
• He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as India for Indians in 1876, a call later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak.
• Dayananda advocated the doctrine of Karma and Reincarnation.
• Dayanand Saraswati's contribution was to promote equal rights for women.
• In 1883, the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Jaswant Singh II, invited Dayananda to stay at his palace. The Maharaja was eager to become Dayananda's disciple and to learn his teachings.
• On 22 October 1869 in Varanasi, where he won a debate against 27 scholars and 12 expert pandits. The debate was said to have been attended by over 50,000 people.
• Dayananda Saraswati wrote more than 60 works in all, including a 16 volume explanation of the six Vedangas, an incomplete commentary on the Ashtadhyayi.