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Salig Ram
Salig Ram, successor of Shiv Dayal Singh second Sant Satguru of the Radha Soami Satsang Sabha, Radhasoami Satsang popularly known by the honorific "Huzur Maharaj" and by the government-conferred title "Rai Bahadur," was born in Peepal Mandi, Agra, on 14 March 1829. He served as chief inspector of post offices in British India, and, in 1881, was Postmaster-General of the North-Western Provinces, based in Allahabad. He was the first Indian to hold the position. Salig Ram came in contact with his guru, Shiv Dayal Singh, in 1858 in Agra. Salig Ram recognised his guru as the first physical incarnation of the Supreme Being, whom Salig Ram called by the name "Radha Soami." Salig Ram served Shiv Dayal Singh for many years and, after Shiv Dayal Singh's death, Salig Ram retired from his job, and the Radha Soami sect in Agra took up the role of guru. He died on 6 December 1898. Satsang Ashram Several teaching lineages have descended from Salig Ram. Some of the more prominent are: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or direct rule in India. * Quote: "Mill, who was himself employed by the British East India company from the age of seventeen until the British government assumed direct rule over India in 1858." * * The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, which were collectively called ''Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India'', and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British British paramountcy, paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As ''India'', it was a founding member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makund Behari Lal
Makund Bihari Lal Sahab (31 January 1907 – 5 December 2002) popularly known as "Param Guru Huzur Dr. M.B. Lal Sahab" was the Seventh Revered Sant Satguru of the Radha Soami sect or Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh, Agra. He was also a zoologist who served as a professor in the Department of Zoology and subsequently as the Vice-Chancellor of University of Lucknow from 1968 to 1971. He was also the Founder Director of DEI ( Dayalbagh Educational Institute)and the master architect of its education policy ,1975. He functioned as Spritual Head of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha from 1975 to 2002. Early life Mukund Behari Lal Sahab studied at the Government High School, Sitapur and the Christian Intermediate College, Lucknow before obtaining a BSc and MSc in zoology from the University of Lucknow. He was awarded Doctor of Science from the University of Edinburgh for his research work and thesis "Trematode Parasites of Birds". Lal Sahab ji got married on July 9, 1932 to Pbn. Surat Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurcharan Das Mehta
Gurcharan Das Mehta (20 December 1885 – 17 February 1975), commonly known as Param Guru Mehta Ji Maharaj, was the Sixth Revered Sant SatguruMark Juergensmeyer, 1995eality: The Logic of a Modern FaithPage 51. of the Radhasoami Faith or Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh . He was the spritual head of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha from 1938 to 1975 . Early life He was born on 20 December 1885 at Batala in Punjab, to a respectable Punjabi family. His Father, Shri Atma Ram Sahab Mehta was the Town Magistrate and had been initiated in Radhasoami Faith by Param Guru Huzur Maharaj. Mehtaji Maharaj was extraordinarily intelligent from childhood.. He studied from Thomason College of Civil Engineering, Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) and served in Punjab Government.Pritam Singh, 1948Saints and Sages of India Page 129. As Sixth Sant Sant Satguru Mehta Ji became Sant Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh on 24 June 1937. He stressed on agricultural work and Seva. He also strengthened the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Swarup
Anand Swarup (6 August 1881 – 24 June 1937), honorifically known as Param Guru Huzur Sahab Ji Maharaj, was the founder of Dayalbagh and the fifth revered leader, or Sant Satguru of Radhasoami faith also known as Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh and Spritual Head of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha. He succeeded Sarkar Sahab in 1913. He also laid the foundation of Radha Soami Educational Institute (REI), a co-educational middle school which opened in 1917 and later expanded and developed as Dayalbagh Educational Institute(Deemed University). He was knighted in the 1936 New Year Honours. for founding Dayalbagh. Early life He was born on 6 August 1881 in a Sikh Ahluwalia mercantile family belonging to Ambala. Literature He wrote many holy books on the Radha Soami sect, explaining the concepts of Surat Shabd Yoga and objectives of Radha Soami in general. A composition of beautiful and inspiring Hymns named 'PREM BILAS' was brought out during His life time.A magazine named 'PREM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamta Prasad Sinha
Kamta Prasad Sinha, commonly known as Param Guru Sarkar Sahab, was the fourth revered sant satguru of the Radhasoami faith. He was the Spiritual Guru and Head of Radhasoami Satsang, from 1907 to 1913. Dayalbagh based Center of Radhasoami Faith was also founded by him in 1907 Early life Sarkar Sahab was born on 12th December, 1871, at Murar in Bihar. His parents named Him as Kamta Prasad Sinha. Even in His childhood, He had evinced traits of exceptional intelligence and memory. He had good command of Hindi, English, Urdu and Persian and a special aptitude for music and poetry. He was a skillful rider and an expert at the game of chess. He was also a well-known cricket player. He passed the LL.B. Examination and started practice of law at Ghazipur, rising to be a lawyer of high eminence. Sarkar Sahab was initiated into the Radhasoami Faith in 1891 by Maharaj Sahab. As Fourth Sant Satguru Sarkar Sahab succeeded Maharaj Sahab in 1907. Some influential members of the Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salig Ram
Salig Ram, successor of Shiv Dayal Singh second Sant Satguru of the Radha Soami Satsang Sabha, Radhasoami Satsang popularly known by the honorific "Huzur Maharaj" and by the government-conferred title "Rai Bahadur," was born in Peepal Mandi, Agra, on 14 March 1829. He served as chief inspector of post offices in British India, and, in 1881, was Postmaster-General of the North-Western Provinces, based in Allahabad. He was the first Indian to hold the position. Salig Ram came in contact with his guru, Shiv Dayal Singh, in 1858 in Agra. Salig Ram recognised his guru as the first physical incarnation of the Supreme Being, whom Salig Ram called by the name "Radha Soami." Salig Ram served Shiv Dayal Singh for many years and, after Shiv Dayal Singh's death, Salig Ram retired from his job, and the Radha Soami sect in Agra took up the role of guru. He died on 6 December 1898. Satsang Ashram Several teaching lineages have descended from Salig Ram. Some of the more prominent are: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayalbagh
Dayalbagh or Dayal Bagh means 'Garden' (bagh) of 'Merciful' (dayal), inferring "Garden of the Merciful", is a locality in metropolitan Agra in western Uttar Pradesh, India was founded by fifth revered sant satguru of the Radhasoami faith, Param Guru Sahab Ji Maharaj on Basant Panchami Day in 1915. It is the headquarters of the Dayalbagh subsect of the Radha Soami sect or Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh where the 8th revered leader lives and presides over the satsang. Dayalbagh is also known as the "Lungs of Agra" because of its green belt and eco-friendly community. It is a self-sustained colony, where its inhabitants lead an active, disciplined and co-operative community life, conforming to the spiritual ideals of their faith. It has affiliated educational institutes such as the Dayalbagh Educational Institute affiliated to Dayalbagh University (deemed). Radhasoami Satsang Sabha is the chief working committee of Radhasoami Faith Dayalbagh. Demographics As of the 2001 India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satsang
Satsang () is an audience with a satguru for the purpose of spiritual or yogic instruction. The ''satsanga'' is a gathering of good people for the performance of devotional activities. Meanings The word is derived from the Sanskrit ''sat'' meaning "purity or truth", and ''sanga'' meaning "in group or association". Thus the literal meaning of ''satsang'' is "the company of Truth", but it holds multiple meanings within the Sant (religion), Sant and Bhakti traditions of northern India. Charlotte Vaudeville defines Sant as a distinct tradition because of its emphasis on devotion to the Divine Name (satnam), the Divine Guru (satguru), and the importance of the company of devotees (satsang). "Sat (Sanskrit), Sat" (truth) in Indian traditions refers to that which is eternal and changeless. Along with "Chit (consciousness), Cit" (consciousness) and Ānanda (Hindu philosophy), Ānanda (bliss), it is a quality of Brahman (supreme being). In this context, Satsang represents an experience of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru
Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential figure to the disciple (or ''wikt:शिष्य, shisya'' in Sanskrit, literally ''seeker [of knowledge or truth'']) or student, with the guru serving as a "counsellor, who helps mould values, shares experiential knowledge as much as Knowledge#Hinduism, literal knowledge, an Role model, exemplar in life, an inspirational source and who helps in the spiritual evolution of a student". Whatever language it is written in, Judith Simmer-Brown says that a tantra, tantric spiritual text is often codified in an obscure twilight language so that it cannot be understood by anyone without the verbal explanation of a qualified teacher, the guru. A guru is also one's spiritual guide, who helps one to discover the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allahabad
Prayagraj (, ; ISO 15919, ISO: ), formerly and colloquially known as Allahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi, Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrative headquarters of the Prayagraj district, the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India and the Prayagraj division. The city is the judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh with the Allahabad High Court being the highest judicial body in the state. Prayagraj is the List of cities in Uttar Pradesh by population, seventh most populous city in the state, list of North Indian cities by population, thirteenth in North India, Northern India and List of cities in India by population, thirty-sixth in India, with an estimated population of 1.53 million in the city. In 2011, it was ranked the world's 40th fastest-growing city. The city, in 2016, was also ranked the third most liveable Urba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), the title of Postmaster General is commonly used. Responsibilities of a postmaster typically include management of a centralized mail distribution facility, establishment of letter carrier routes, supervision of letter carriers and clerks, and enforcement of the organization's rules and procedures. The postmaster is the representative of the Postmaster General in that post office. In Canada, many early places are named after the first postmaster. History In the days of horse-drawn carriages, a postmaster was an individual from whom horses and/or riders (known as postilions or "post-boys") could be hired. The postmaster would reside in a "post house". The first Postmaster General of the United States was the notable founding father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
