Swami Shraddhanand (स्वामी श्रद्धानन्द)

Bhaktmal: Swami Shraddhanand
Real name - Brihaspati Vij
Other Names - Lala Munshi Ram Vij, Mahatma Munshi Ram
Guru - Dayanand Saraswati
Born - 22 February 1856
Place of Birth - Talwan, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Died - 23 December 1926 (aged 70)
Marital Status - Married
Language - Urdu, Hindi, Sanskrit, Devanagri
Father- Lala Nanak Chand
Wife - Shiva Devi
Famous - Arya Samaj Social worker, Freedom Fighter, Independence Activist, Teacher, Religious LeaderSwami Shraddhanand was a great Arya Samajist, social worker, educationalist, and freedom fighter of the country. His towering and inspiring personality was a source of eternal inspiration who propagated the teachings of Dayananda Saraswati. He promoted the movement for education of girls in the right earnest.

In the year 1917, Munshi Ram became a 'Sanyasi', assuming the name 'Shradhanand' and making Delhi his permanent home instead of Gurukul. In Delhi, he founded a number of institutions aimed at social, moral and cultural betterment and to uplift prople, especially the so-called 'untouchables'. He also founded two prominent newspapers: the Urdu 'Tej' and the Hindi 'Arjun'. During the national struggle for independence in the year 1919, he plunged headlong into the agitation under the leadership of Gandhiji. He motivated millions of men and women to join the struggle for independence of India from the British yoke.

His life was a symbol of renunciation and penance. His field of action was limitless. The Posts and Telegraphs Department of India released a special commemorative stamp on March 30, 1970 to honour Swami Shraddhanand Ji , a noble soul and fearless patriot, and one of the greatest sons of India.