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| Formation | 10 April 1875 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) |
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| Founder | Dayananda Saraswati |
| Type | Religious organisation |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | Educational, Religious studies, Spirituality, Social Reforms |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Membership | 10 million (world)[1] 8 million (India)[2] |
Official language | Hindi |
| Website | www |
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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. Dayananda Saraswati founded the samaj in the 1870s.
Arya Samaj was the first Hindu organization to introduce proselytization in Hinduism.[3][4]
- ^ Khan, Sakina Yusuf Khan (19 December 2011). "Back to Vedas". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024.
In 1947, there were two million Arya Samajis. Today there are 10 million worldwide, with a sizeable presence in the UK, USA, Australia, Africa and New Zealand. There are 1,200 Dayanand Anglo Vedic Colleges (DAV) and 10,000 schools run by the Samaj. It also runs thousands of charitable dispensaries and public libraries.
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- ^ Thursby, G. R. (1977). Hindu-Muslim relations in British India : a study of controversy, conflict, and communal movements in northern India 1923–1928. Leiden: Brill. p. 3. ISBN 9789004043800.
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