Signatures of Time (A Collection of 231 Letters Written by Swami Dayanand Sarasvati in the 19th Century India)

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About the Book The present work is a compilation of 231 letters written by Swami Dayanand Sarasvati in the 19th Century India to his followers, opponents and other scholars contemporary to him. These letters from Swami Dayanand Sarasvati will give you an idea of Dayanand's lifestyle. His way of working and dealing with his subordinates and treatment meted out by him to his rivals and other persons coming into his contact. He was very regular in performing different tasks. It is earnestly hoped that the readers and researchers both will find this compilation very significant from the point of view of history of 19th century India in general and Arya Samaj movement in particular.

Introduction The present work is a compilation of 231 letters written by Swami Dayanand Sarasvati in the 19th Century to his followers, opponents, and other scholars contemporary to him. These letters from Swami Dayanand Sarasvati will give you an idea of Dayanand's lifestyle, his way of working. dealing with his subordinates, and treatment meted out by him to his rivals and other persons coming into his contact. He was very regular in performing different tasks. He used to reply to letters regularly on the day to day basis. It was glaring to find that he always travelled with two-three carts. One horse-driven cart called Baggi for himself and another cart to carry his library and other books published by him. He was always on the toes looking after and travelling the entire country. This also points out the hectic schedule he was undergoing daily.

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