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In 1934, another group broke away from the Paropkarni Sabha and formed the Arya Ravi Ved Pracharini Sabha. Despite these divisions, the work of Arya Samaj, particularly in promoting Vedic teachings and the Hindi language, continued until 1950 when the Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha sent Swami Swantantranand Saraswati to restore unity by ...
Ravived is a caste that is mainly found among Hindus in Mauritius. [1] The origin of this caste lay in an Indian caste named Chamar [2] This same caste is referred to as Ravidassia outside Mauritius, and this terminology is very seldom used in Mauritius.
The Nagari Pracharini Sabha (ISO: Nāgarī Pracāriṇī Sabhā lit. ' Society for Promotion of Nagari ' ), also known as Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha , is an organization founded in 1893 at the Queen's College, Varanasi for the promotion of the Devanagari script and the Hindi language.
Several Hindi movements were formed in the late 19th and early 20th century; notable among them were Nagari Pracharini Sabha formed in Banaras in 1893, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in Allahabad in 1910, Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha in 1918 and Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Samiti in 1926. [33]
Hinduism is the largest religion in Mauritius, with Hindus representing approximately 48.5% of the population in 2011. [4] [5] Mauritius is the only country in Africa where Hinduism is the most practiced religion. Percentage-wise, Mauritius is ranked third in the world after Nepal in first place and India in second place.
Swami's own mother-tongue was of course Hindi, and he somehow felt that forcing people from other parts of India to learn that language would aid national unity. He started his programme of spreading Hindi by founding, in 1920, a Hindi forum, the 'Nagari Pracharini Sabha', at Abohar in the Ferozepur district of Punjab. This forum was later ...
Socio-Cultural Group is a term which is used on the island of Mauritius to refer to private organisations whose primary objectives are to consolidate human and moral values, strengthen the family unit and promote religious and cultural values. These groups are also known as socio-cultural movements or socio-cultural associations.
Sahay once again found himself working with Premchand. He also went on to become a prominent member of the Nagari Pracharini Sabha and similar literary circles in Varanasi. In 1935, he moved to Laheria Sarai with his family to work as editor of Balak and other publications of Pustak Bhandar owned by Acharya Ramlochan Saran.