Arya Samaj: Mula Shankar, later known as Dayanand Saraswati, was born in 1824 in a Brahmin family, in the petty state of Morvi, Kathiawar in Gujarat. Left home at the age of 21 & wandering for 15 years in search of knowledge. At last, in 1860, he found his guru in Swami Virjananda Saraswati, a blind Sanyasi at Mathura. He translated the vedas & wrote three books- Satyartha Prakash (the truth exposition) in Hindi. Central theme – Dualist doctrine of mind & matter. Veda Bhasya Bhumika – an introduction to his vedic community. Veda Bhasya – a vedic commentary in … Continue reading Swami Dayanand Saraswati & Arya Samaj