Back আৰ্য সমাজ Assamese आर्य समाज AWA আর্য সমাজ Bengali/Bangla Arya Samaj German Arja Samaĝ Esperanto Arya Samaj Spanish آریه سماج Persian Ārya-Samāj French Arya Samaj GOM આર્ય સમાજ Gujarati
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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 |
Official language | Hindi |
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Arya Samaj (Hindi: आर्य समाज, lit. 'Noble Society', IAST: Ārya Samāja) is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The samaj was founded by the sannyasi (ascetic) Dayanand Saraswati in the 1870s.
Arya Samaj was the first Hindu organization to introduce proselytization in Hinduism.[1][2] The organization has also worked towards the growth of civil rights movement in India since 1800s.[3]
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