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Saviour Of Aryasamaj And Gurukul

Arrest and Deportation of lala lajpat rai fell like a bombshell among aryas. Britishers assumed activities of aryasamaj as a plot to overthrow the government. Munshiram immediately took up defence of aryasamaj. He produced constant stream of articles from the punjabee newspaper of 12 June 1907 to large works like the aryasamaj and politics, a vindication in 1910. He proved that aryasamaj was a purely religious body, not a political one, and that it had no connections with any political grouping. He said that dayanand’s writings had no reference to politics. He said he had no sympathy whatsoever with any political group or action which the government may have considered seditious. But at the same time Munshiram publicize the way government and army officers were unjustly harassing the aryas. He even mentioned such list of harassment of aryas in his book the vindication. On 23 august 1907 he suggested that Lord Minto should send for some leaders of the samaj and talk freely with them. So, that his Excellency may come to know who are the real enemies of the government and how the government can protect itself against them (SVNUP 1907 P-443). He advocated that aryasamaj should not send a deputation like beggars to britishers.When Munshiram was called by Sir John Hewitt he asked him to issue a proclamation declaring that no person shall be declared disloyal simply because he is an aryasamajist. (SVNUP 1908 P-959). He appealed lord minto not to give credence to malicious informants. (SVNUP 1908 P-945).he even defended lajpat rai in the punjabee of 12th June 1907 “we believe that these gentlemen were advocates of constitutional agitation only, and that sedition had no place in their minds”. When the others remained silent, he repeated that fearless expression of his opinion of lajpat rai innocence in civil and military gazette of June 1907 and in his Lahore speech of Nov. 1908. (Vindication p-78). Even gurukul kangri was considered as centre of sedition. Munshiram invited British officials to the gurukul. In 1913 Sir James Meston, Governor of U.P. visited the gurukul. C.F.Andrews visited the gurukul in 1913 and praised it as real India. Friendship sprang between him and Munshiram. C.F.Andrews was close to Viceroy Lord Hardinge. His relations helped to create good atmosphere between gurukul and the government. Other eminent personalities to visit gurukul were Ramsay MacDonald and finally Viceroy Lord Chelmsford in oct. 1916. In April 1915 gurukul attended Mahatama Gandhi as its special guest.

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