INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate here on Sunday year-long events to celebrate the 200th birth anniversary of social
reformer and Arya Samaj founder Dayanand Saraswati
Born in 1824, Saraswati worked to counter the then common social inequities
Arya Samaj has actually played a key role in cultural and social awakening of the country by its emphasis on social reforms and education,
the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) stated in a statement
The government has been devoted to celebrating social reformers and important personalities, especially those whose contributions were not
provided their due yet on a pan-India scale, it added
From declaring the birth anniversary of Birsa Muda as the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas to participating in a programme honoring Aurobindos 150th
birth anniversary, Prime Minister Modi has been leading such initiatives from the front, the PMO said.
