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contributions that form the basis for most of the positive
changes that have been witnessed in the world since his life.
Arya Samaj (a society of the noble people) is his proud torch
bearer. It has 6000 branches all over the world. As the name
suggests, the members of Arya Samaj have devoted themselves
to all kinds of noble tasks. Be it the freedom movement,
education for girls, education on the classical pattern through
gurukulas,
modern education with nationalist bias through DAV
institutions, orphanages for the unfortunate children, hospitals
and hostels for the needy and poor, help and support during
the earthquakes, floods, cyclones and similar acts of nature,
fight against injustice such as Hyderabad SatyAgraha,
propagation of the Indian languages and culture, cry against
cow slaughter and liquor consumption, or any such movement,
Arya Samaj was in the forefront. Arya Samaj was not and is
not a religion; it is not a Vedic church. It is a dynamic movement
to preserve the past pristine glory of the Vedas by bringing the
same to every human being without discriminating against
gender, caste, color, creed, culture, language, religion, national
origin, etc. Its fervent belief is that the universal teachings
contained in the Vedas can unite the world and change it into a
beautiful small global village. The message of Arya Samaj is
simple and universal and is contained in its ten principles
appearing at the end of this booklet. The underlining objective
is contained in the sixth principle, namely, "the prime object
of the society is to do good to the world."
The message of the Vedas is reaching far and wide. A new wave
of spirituality has dawned. Those who didn't bother to look
inward beyond the material body are sitting for several minutes
in meditative postures. They are attempting to know who they
really are. This can lead to true worship of God because, as
Vedas say, within me only He and I live together. Recent
surveys indicate that there are about 10 million (one crore)
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