Latest News | Youth Should Take Inspiration from Dayananda Saraswati's Role in Social Reform: Rajasthan Guv

Jaipur, Mar 15 (PTI) Governor Kalraj Mishra on Friday called upon the youth to take inspiration from the works of Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati for the upliftment of the Indian culture and nation.

Addressing the national seminar organised by Rajasthan University, Mishra said there was a need to carry forward Dayanand Saraswati's ideas.

Also Read | Indian States and Their Formation Dates: Maharashtra Din, Bihar Day, Karnataka Rajyotsava, Kerala Piravi & More - Marking Celebrations of Statehood Days.

The governor said Dayanand Saraswati was a social reformer and a revolutionary thinker and there is a need to raise awareness among people about the role he played in women's education, eradicating superstitions, social conventions and evils through Vedas.

Mishra further recalled that Rajasthan-born Dayanand Saraswati wrote “Satyarth Prakash” and formed the Paropkarini Sabha in Ajmer.

Also Read | AP TET Exam Results 2024: Final Answer Key of Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test Examination Released at aptet.apcfss.in, Main Results To Be Declared Soon.

Universities should encourage the youth's participation in social work by inculcating the new generation with Dayanand Saraswati's life and works, he added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)