Swami Shraddhanand Saraswati(1856 – 1926)
Union Home Minister paid tribute to Swami Shraddhanand Saraswati on his martyrdom day.
About Swami Shraddhanand Saraswati
- born in Talwan village of Jalandhar District, Punjab.
- Also known as Mahatma Munshi Ram Vij, was an Indian Independence activist and an Arya Samaj sannyasi
Key contributions:
- Education: In 1902 he established a Gurukul in Kangri, India near Haridwar(now recognized as Gurukul Kangri University).
- Social Reform: Played a key role in the Shuddhi (re-conversion), a Hindu reform movement in the 1920s.
- Freedom Struggle: Actively participated in anti-British protests e.g. Rowlatt Satyagraha, Non co-operation movement etc.
- Assassinated on 23 December 1926 in Delhi; remembered as a karmayogi who fused spirituality with nationalism.
Values: Social Equality, nationalism, educational reform etc.