Swami Shraddhanand, also known as Mahatma Munshi Ram Vij, was an Arya Samaj sannyasi and an Indian Independence activist who propagated the teachings of Dayananda Saraswati. This included the establishment of educational institutions, like the Gurukul Kangri University, and played a key role on the Sangathan and the Shuddhi (purification), a Hindu reform movement in the 1920s.
Mahatma Munshi Ram or Swami Shraddhanand in early days.
Swami Shraddhanand on a 1970 stamp of India.
Statue of Swami Shraddhanand in front of Delhi Town Hall.
Haridwar is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district.
Image: Evening view of Har ki Pauri, Haridwar
Image: Mansadevi temple 2
Image: Chandidevi temple 5
Image: Shiva statue by the Ganges, across Har ki Pauri, Haridwar