Shraddhanand | |
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Born | |
Died | 23 December 1926 Delhi, India | (aged 70)
Cause of death | Assassination |
Known for | Social worker Freedom Fighter Independence Activist Teacher Religious Leader |
Shraddhanand (22 February 1856 – 23 December 1926), born Munshi Ram,[1] was an Indian independence activist and Arya Samaj sannyasi who propagated the teachings of Dayananda Saraswati. This included the establishment of educational institutions, like the Gurukul Kangri University, and played a key role on the Sangathan (consolidation and organization) and the Shuddhi (purification), a Hindu reform movement in the 1920s.