Arya Samaj Foundation Day was observed in DAV Public School, Lawrence Road, Amritsar with
great reverence and keeping the pious ideologies of Arya Samaj in mind . Founded by Swami
Dayanand Saraswati in 1875, the Arya Samaj was started as a reform movement to free Society
from incorrect beliefs and corrupt practices and put emphasis on Vedic values.
On this auspicious day a holy hawan was performed in the school’s premises. The whole
atmosphere echoed with holy hymns and vedic mantras. A special morning assembly was also
conducted on this occasion in which the students paid heartfelt homage to Swami Dayanand
Saraswati. They talked about the ten principles of Arya Samaj that are purely based on God, soul
and nature. They also informed about the aim and objective of Arya Samaj. Its main motive is to let
the whole world be made noble and improve the physical, spiritual and social well being of all
mankind. In the end, the students took a pledge to follow the principles of Arya Samaj and the path
shown by Swami Dayanand ji .