Shiv Narayan Agnihotri | |
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| Born | 20 December 1850 |
| Died | 3 April 1929 |
| Nationality |  India |
| Other names | Satyanand Agnihotri[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Religious philosopher, public speaker, writer, journalist |
| Known for | Founder and Guru of the Dev Samaj, formerly a Brahmo Samaj leader |
Pandit Shiv Narayan Agnihotri (20 December 1850 – 3 April 1929) was a Hindu social reformer who emerged as a leading member of the Brahmo Samaj (Society of God), a Hindu reform movement. He broke from Brahmoism in 1886 to form his own religious group, the Dev Samaj (Divine Society).[2]
- ^ Kenneth W. Jones (1976). Arya Dharm: Hindu Consciousness in 19th-century Punjab. University of California Press. p. 115. ISBN 0-520-02920-8.
- ^ Johnson, W. J. (2009), "Agnihotri, Pandit Shiv Narayan", A Dictionary of Hinduism, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780198610250.001.0001/acref-9780198610250-e-67, ISBN 978-0-19-861025-0, retrieved 5 February 2023.