Anand Swarup

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] (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]

Anand Swarup
TitleSpiritual Teacher (Sant Satguru)
Personal
Born6 August 1881
Ambala
Died24 June 1937 (aged 55)
Agra, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
ReligionSant SatGuru Of Radha Soami Sect
SectSant Mat Radhasoami
Senior posting
Based inAgra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Period in office(1913-1937)
PredecessorKamta Prasad Sinha
SuccessorGurcharan Das Mehta

He was knighted in the 1936 New Year Honours.[9] for founding Dayalbagh.

See also

References
  1. "Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith". www.dayalbagh.org.in.
  2. Juergensmeyer, Mark (1995). Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691010922.
  3. "Guru". Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. "Historical Perspective". Dayalbagh Educational Institute. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. "REI Intermediate College, Dayalbagh, Agra". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. "Home". dei.ac.in.
  7. Radhaswami Mat Darshan : Mutlashiyo Ke Liye. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. "Publications". www.dayalbagh.org.in. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. "No. 34238". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1935. pp. 1–18.

Sources

^ Radha Soami Sect – History and Tenets. Radha Soami Satsang (Publisher), 2nd ed, Agra, 1988


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