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Lala Munshi Ram

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When Swami Shraddhananda Was Still Lala Munshi Ram: St. Nihal Singh’s Childhood Encounter

When Swami Shraddhananda Was Still Lala Munshi Ram: St. Nihal Singh’s Childhood Encounter

A vivid first-person memoir of the towering lawyer who once defeated the Punjab’s most celebrated English barrister — and later became one of modern India’s most formidable Hindu revivalists.

By Team Dharma Dispatch
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[PHOTOESSAY] An Eyewitness Describes the Profound Learning Atmosphere of the Kangri Gurukula Academy in 1913

[PHOTOESSAY] An Eyewitness Describes the Profound Learning Atmosphere of the Kangri Gurukula Academy in 1913

Founded in 1901-2, the Kangri Gurukula Academy near Hardwar, was inspired by the Gurukula ideal. It was originally the brainchild of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, which was concretised by Lala Munshi Ram.

By Team Dharma Dispatch
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