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PREFACE
The present booklet was first brought out in July 2004 by Arya Samaj, Visvesvarapuram,
Banagalore under the title of "Vedas for the People." It gives me pleasure to bring
out
this
second revised edition with some additional matter under the new title of 'Vedas and Us?
I hope that the readers will! get a glimpse of the beauty of the Vedic teachings. For
further study, they may then refer to the existing body of the detailed literature, including
that of Maharsi Dayananda Sarasvati that exists translated into the English language as
well.
Hyderabad
Harish Chandra
27th May 2006
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Dayananda Institute of Vedic Studies
gratefully acknowledges financial help for the printing of this booklet from:
1.
Mr. Mahesh (Mike) Daman!, Calgary, Canada
Mr. Damani is the eldest son of the well known Arya Samaj figure in the Kolkata region,
Shri Chand-Ratan Damani. Mr. Damani migrated to Vancouver, Canada and has proved
his business acumen in a very short period of time by setting up a wholesale air ticket
agency (Flight Express) of reputed airlines such as Air Canada. Like his father, he has
been very keen to work towards propagation of the Vedic wisdom even though the
demands of his business are very heavy. As a successful entrepreneur, he never forgets
to pay back to the society. In 2003, when the author brought a well-researched book on
vegetarianism then he came forward to sponsor a substantial number of its copies for
free distribution by himself in Canada and by his parents in India.
2.
Mrs. and Mr. Vishwanath Bhandari, Birmingham, UK
Both Mrs. and Mr. Bhandari are originally from Lucknow in the state of Uttar Pradesh in
India. They have been domiciled in the UK for over fifty years now. They are leading
retired life after an active and fruitful working part of the life. Both have been regular
devotees in the Arya Samaj West Midlands since 1990. Mr. Bhandari has served the
Arya Samaj in many capacities. As the Vice President, Mr. Bhandari was deeply involved
in the activities of the Arya Samaj, particularly in the services it provides to the community
in West Midlands Day Care Centre.
During the visit the present author made in August 2005 at the invitation of the Arya
Samaj West Midlands, Mrs. and Mr. Bhandari took great interest in his radio talks. They
offered to help his cause of propagating the universal Vedic values among one and all.
When they learned that he will be soon working towards the second edition of the present
booklet then they offered
to help bring it out.