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Arsha Vidya Gurukulam
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Founder
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Year & place of founding
1986
Aims & ideals
Monastic / Non-monastic
monastic and lay devotees; a non-sectarian body
General philosophical outlook
Advaitic Vedanta Philosophy
Spiritual disciplines generally advocated
Administrative set-up
SEVA organisation is run by the board of trustees, which has representation from all the sects of Hinduism.
Provision for joining
One can become a Sevak, a volunteer at AIM for SEVA. By forming a group, local centres can be started.
Present chief of the movement
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Activities
Religion & spirituality
- Centre for Spiritual Teachings of Ancient India (http://www.arshabodha.org/)
Temples in US of A, kids classes, Bhagavad Gita classes etc. Gurukulam branches are present at Coimbatore, Rishikesh etc.
Social field
Through All India Movement for Seva (http://www.aimforseva.org/index.html), headed by former President of India R. Venkataraman, service is being rendered to the people.
- Education
- Stundent Homes - 15; Adopted Govt. Schools - 10; over 100 pre-schools; 2 schools for mentally challenged kids; Yoga institution and funding for high schools
- Health Care
- 3 hospitals with total 100 bed facility; 4 mobile health centres & several health checkup camps
- Programmes for Women
- Handicrafts project; Self-help groups and suhrat micro-finance programmes
Cultural field
Through Sevya (http://www.aimforseva.org/handicrafts.html) handicrafts are being preserved and the artisans are supported by providing market to their products.
Relief activities
Environment projects such as Construction of Roads to remote villages; Planting campaigns; Water projects; cleaning and sanitation etc.
Province of its influence
Active in several states of India (http://www.aimforseva.org/projects_by_state.html) such as Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Union territory of Chandighar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal, West Bengal etc. Also active in USA, Canada and some european countries.
Major publications
- Arsha Vidya, the vision of Rishis - Swami Dayananda
- Conversion is violence - Swami Dayananda
- Crisis Management - Swami Dayananda
- Hinduism - Swami Dayananda
- In the vision of Vedanta - Swami Dayananda
Related Links
- Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Official site (http://www.arshavidya.org/)
- All India Movement for Seva (http://www.aimforseva.org/index.html)
- Arshabodha Kendra (http://www.arshabodha.org/)
- Raji Krishna Adoption Seva (http://www.rkas.org/)
- Hindu Dharmacharya Sabha (http://www.sastraprakasika.org/home.asp)
See also Survey of Hindu organisations
