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A Brief Life Of Atma Ramji Mahraj
S.P.Jain
Nineteenth century witnessed the complete strangleheld of British rule over India. The first attempt at independence in 1857 described by the rulers as mutiny, had flopped miserably. The company rule was over and now India had become a part of the mighty British empire under Queen Victoria. Having thus failed in the political field, a period of introspection followed and attention was naturally focussed on matters in the socio-religious sphere. Bengal spear-headed the process of intellectual fermentation and social reforms. Raja Ram Mohan Roy raised his voice against the evil of 'sati' system and child marriage. Ishwara Chandra Vidyasagar pleaded for widow re-marriage and spread of education among the Indians. Swami Dayanand Sarswati sought to interpret the Vedas and give a new meaning to Hindu religion, which he thought was ridden with superstition and muddled thinking. He inspired people to have faith in the ancient Hindu religion and tried to restore it to its pristine glory. Bhartendu Harish Chandra, in the literary field, was lamenting the evil days and evil tongues on which India had fallen. Under the blessings of Swami Ram Krishan Paramhans, Swami Vivekanand was to disseminate the message of Hinduism in the foreign lands as well as in India. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, at the same time, was trying to raise the Muslim community into a new awakening and strike a compromise with the present circumstances. No wonder that in these circumstances, in the renaissance of India, Jainism too did not lag behind. Shri Atmaramji maharaj appeared
A Brief Life Of Atma Ramji Mahraj
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