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4. Some of his favourite authors were charles Bradlaugh, John Stuart Mill,
Alexander Bain, Charles Darwin, Herbert Spencer, Jeremi Bentham,
August Comte, Cowper, Milton, Shakespeare etc.
5. Arya Samaj in Multan was established by Rishi Dayananda Saraswati
on April 4, 1878.
6. Satyaratha Prakasha, Rigvedadi Bhashya Bhumika, Arya Uddesh Ratan
Mala are the books written by Rishi Dayananda Saraswati. Ashtadhyayi
is the book of Sanskrit grammer.
7. This article entitled 'The Nature of Conscience' appeared in R.C. Bery's
monthly English magazine, The Arya, in August 1882 issue and not in
The Regenerator of the Arya Varta as claimed above. The Regenerator
of Arya Varta was launched on January 1, 1883.
8. Lajpat Rai, Life and Work of Pandit Guru Datta Vidyarthi, p.22.
9. Guru Datt, Chetan Anand and Hans Raj secured first, seventh and
thirteenth position respectively (The Tribune, June 16, 1883).
10. Lajpat Rai is one of his friends and classfellows. He was deeply influenced
by Guru Datta. Lajpat Rai admits that he "is one of those who was
benefitted by the wonderful process of conversion and was one of, or
perhaps the earliest convert to the faith of Arya Samaj as expounded
and advocated by GURU DATTA VIDYARTHI It is simply a just
tribute to the memory of the deceased coming from the one who feels
proud of having been baptised by him to the cause of India's
regeneration to be effected by the Arya Samaj." Lajpat Rai, Life and
Work of Pandit Guru Datta Vidyarthi, p.22.
11. This statement makes it clear that this biographical sketch is not written
by Lala Jivan Das.
12. This Arya Samaj Science Institution was opened on Saturday evening,
April 12, 1884 (The Tribune, April 12, 1884). Pandit Guru Datta was
pioneer in the field of science education not only in Punjab but whole of
the country. Punjab Science Institution was organised in 1885. It was in
1887 that Mahender Lal Sircar established the Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science. The first annual function of the Indian Science
Congress was held much later on January 15, 1914 (For more details
see Ram Prakash, Pandit Guru Datta Vidyarthi,pp.26-27).
13. Jivan Dass and Guru Datta reached Ajmer on October 28,1883 via Abu.
The latter was introduced to the great Rishi by the former (For more
details, see Ram Prakash, Pandit Guru Datta Vidyarthi, pp.29-30).
14. Rishi Dayananda visited Multan on March 12,1878 for 37 days but Guru
Datta was at Jhang during that period.
15. Guru Datta donated his one month's scholarship (Rs. 25) for this noble
cause.