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Anand Swarup
Fifth Sant Satguru of Radhasoami Faith and Founder of Dayalbagh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Anand Swarup (6 August 1881 – 24 June 1937), also known as Param Guru Huzur Sahabji Maharaj,[1] was the founder of Dayalbagh. He was the fifth revered leader, or Sant Satguru, of the Dayalbagh branch of the Radha Soami sect,[2] who succeeded Sarkar Sahab in 1913.[3][4] He also laid the foundation of Radha Soami Educational Institute,[5] a co-educational middle school which opened in 1917 and later expanded and developed as Dayalbagh Educational Institute[6][failed verification] (Deemed University). He wrote many holy books on the Radha Soami sect, explaining the concepts of Surat Shabd Yoga and objectives of Radha Soami in general.[7][8]
Param Guru Sahab Ji Maharaj | |
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Title | Spiritual Teacher (Sant Satguru) |
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Born | 6 August 1881 Ambala |
Died | 24 June 1937 (aged 55) |
Religion | Sant SatGuru Of Radha Soami Sect |
Sect | Sant Mat Radhasoami |
Other names | Param Purush Puran Dhani Sahab Ji Mahraj |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Period in office | (1913-1937) |
Predecessor | Kamta Prasad Sinha |
Successor | Gurcharan Das Mehta |
He was knighted in the 1936 New Year Honours.[9] for founding Dayalbagh.