Arya Samaj 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.
Jalandhar is a city in the state of Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the historical Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected junction for both rail and road networks.
Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian revolutionary, politician, and author, generally known as Lala Lajpat Rai. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari. He was one of the three members of the Lal Bal Pal trio. He died of severe head trauma injuries sustained 18 days earlier during a baton charge by police in Lahore, when he led a peaceful protest march against the British Simon Commission Indian constitutional reforms.
Arya Samaj in Tanzania had been in existence since the early 1900s and prior to independence the whole of East Africa was served by a single Arya Samaj. After independence a separate Pratinidhi Sabha was formed in Tanzania on 19 July 1974.
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement in Mauritius. Established in 1911, the Arya Paropkarini Sabha was officially registered in 1913. Since its creation Arya Samaj has had a great influence on the religious, social, educational and political lives of the people of Indian origin on the island. It has endeavoured to uphold the principles and ideals set forth by Maharishi Dayanand and his reformist movement. Some of the more notable ideals are women parity and free access to education. It has provided Hindus with a choice of progressive Hinduism, has promoted education with particular emphasis on Hindi and established orphanages, primary schools, colleges and tertiary institution.
Swami Shraddhanand, also known as Mahatma Munshi Ram Vij, was an Arya Samaj sannyasi and an Indian Independence activist 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 and the Shuddhi (purification), a Hindu reform movement in the 1920s.
Dayanand College is a college in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, that was established in 1887 in form of a Pathshala (School) through the efforts of Karmaveer Pt. Jiyalal and Prof. Dattatreya Vable. In July 1942, it became a college. After Dayanana Anglo-Vedic College (DAV) in Lahore was closed, this college became the oldest Dayanand College run by Arya Samaj Shiksha Sabha. Dayanand College is affiliated with Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.
Doaba College, Jalandhar is a multifaculty postgraduate co-educational institution of Northern India which serves the Doaba region. The college has been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous body of the University Grants Commission of India (UGC).
DAV Public School, Sasaram, India is a co-educational English medium school, affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Delhi, educating up to Class XII. The school is managed by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society, New Delhi.
DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology (DAVIET) is a private engineering institute in Jalandhar city of Punjab, India. It is established by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society offering undergraduate and graduate and doctoral courses. The DAV College Trust and Management Society is the largest non-government educational organization in India, managing a chain of about 700 institutions in India and abroad. The institute is located in the heart of city adjacent to DAV College, Jalandhar, on the left side of the Jalandhar-Amritsar National Highway.
Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School, Airoli is a private school in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Located in Sector 10 Airoli.
Lala Hansraj also known as Mahatama Hansraj, was an Indian educationist and a follower of Arya Samaj movement founder, Swami Dayanand. He founded, with Gurudatta Vidhyarthi, the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System (D.A.V.) in Lahore on 1 June 1886, where the first D.A.V. school was set up in memory of Dayanand who had died three years earlier.
Vijay Kumar Chopra is the chief executive officer and editor in chief of the Punjab Kesari print news organisation. He is involved in social welfare work and has received a Padma Shri award. In August 2009, he was elected by the Chairman of the Press Trust of India.
Agrasen DAV Public School, Bharechnagar, India, was launched in 1993 with the co-operation of the local Agarwal community. Shri R. N. Agarwal, philanthropist, industrialist, and Managing Director had donated 0.33 acre land to the school, that was later taken over by the DAV organization. It was inaugurated on 17 October 1993 by Shri G. P. Chopra, the then President of the DAV College Managing Committee.
DAV College is a co-educational college in Sector 10, Chandigarh, India. It was established in 1958 and is affiliated to the Panjab University, Chandigarh. The college is awarded 'A' Grade by NAAC. It is managed by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society.
K. L. Arya DAV Public School is a public, English medium, senior secondary co-educational school situated in Hisar city of Haryana, India. The school is run by Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System. The school is one of the premiere institutes of the city and has given city toppers for many years especially in science streams. The school focuses on providing modern education and vedic knowledge at the same time.
CAV High School, also known as Chandulal Anglo-Vedic High School, is a high school located in Hisar city of Haryana, India. It is the oldest school in Hisar still in operation. It is run and funded by DAV College Managing Committee. In 2004–05, committee started another wing with the name of CAV Senior Secondary School for class XI and XII.
DAV University is a private university in Jalandhar, Punjab, founded in 2013 under the aegis of DAV Trust. DAV University at Jalandhar traces its roots to the legacy of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System that has been reforming and redefining India's educational scenario for 128 years. The university is the culmination of the movement that started with the foundation of the first DAV institute to propagate the ideals of the religious and social reformer Swami Dayanand Saraswati in Lahore on 1 June 1886. The university has adopted 5 surrounding villages and doing many works of public welfare there. The university is in the process of getting National Assessment and Accreditation Council and Indian Council of Agricultural Research accreditation.
D.A.V. Academy, Tanda is located in the mid of the town of Tanda, in Uttar Pradesh province, India.
