Arya Samaj (Society of Nobles)

Arya Samaj (Society of Nobles) is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda in 1875 in India. He believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas.

The Vedas state that one formless supreme Being exists, who is omniscient, omnipotent, eternal, imperishable, benevolent, and blissful, who co-exists with prakriti or primeval energy from which the world is created It teaches love, justice and righteousness towards all, irrespective of race, caste or creed.  This is embodied in the Society's motto:

 "Krinvanto Vishvam Aryam" - "Make This World Noble".

The Arya Samaj indeed is an international movement and not a national one. Right from day one when this august movement made a debut in Bombay in 1875 the entire mankind was put in focus. Among the 28 principles enunciated at the inception and later modified to 10 principles in Lahore in 1877, the emphasis has all along been on the development of the entire mankind. The sixth principle of the Arya Samaj states that promotion of well being of the entire humanity – physical, spiritual and social development – is the main aim of the Aryan movement. It needs no underscoring that as a reformation movement the Arya Samaj is not confined to the geographical or political boundaries of a nation state. However, India being the birth place of the movement and the founder promoter of the Arya Samaj, Maharshi Swami Dayanand Saraswati, being an Indian the initial impact was felt in the then British India.