Modern History / Socio-religious Reform Movements
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The history of Arya Samaj dates back to 1875 when Mula Shankar (a Gujarati Brahmin) popularly known as Swami Dayananda Saraswati, the founder of Arya Samaj, established it in Bombay. The Arya Samaj headquarters was later shifted from Bombay to Lahore.