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Swami Shraddhanand. Shraddhanand (22 February 1856 – 23 December 1926), born Munshi Ram, [1] was an Indian independence activist and Arya Samaj sannyasi who propagated the teachings of Dayananda Saraswati. This included the establishment of educational institutions, like the Gurukul Kangri University, and played a key role on the Sangathan ...
Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) was founded on 4 March 1902 by the Arya Samaj sannyasi Swami Shraddhanand, who was a follower of Dayananda Saraswati, with the sole aim to revive the ancient Indian gurukula system of education. [6]
At the convocation meeting of Gurukul Kangri in 1922, the school's founder-principal Swami Shraddhanand had stressed on the importance of inter-caste marriage to destroy the caste-based discrimination. As a result, Medharthi had vowed to marry outside his caste: he kept this vow in 1928, by marrying the principal of a girls school in Indore.
He was a disciple of Swami Shraddhanand at Gurukul Kangri in Haridwar, where he got his Veda Vachaspati degree (equivalent to a postgraduate degree). [6] Chaturvedi was a contemporary of Mahatma Gandhi, whom he first met when studying the Vedas in a Gurukula in northern India. Subsequently, he became an ardent follower of Gandhian methods. [14]
Arya Samaj (Hindi: आर्य समाज, lit. 'Noble Society') is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The sannyasi (ascetic) Dayananda Saraswati founded the samaj in the 1870s.
Guru teaching students in a gurukul. A gurukula or gurukulam (Sanskrit: गुरुकुल, romanized: gurukula) is a type of education system in ancient India with śiṣya ('students' or 'disciples') living near or with the guru in the same house for a period of time where they learn and get educated by their guruji.
Shraddhanand followingly kept moving towards his goal. The main point of contention was the reconversion of Malkana Rajputs in western United Province. [6] As a result, the movement became controversial and antagonized the Muslims populace [4] and also led to the assassination of the leader of the movement, Swami Shraddhanand by a Muslim in ...
Swami Shraddhanand College is a part of Delhi University established in 1967, run under the trusteeship of the Delhi government. Named after Arya Samaj educationist, Swami Shraddhanand, the college is in Alipur, in North Delhi.The college Has been Awarded "B++" Grade by The National Assessment and Accreditation Council in its 1st cycle.The college History and Chemistry Department is among top ...