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The first Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) School, started by the followers of Swami Dayananda Saraswati (with Lala Hansraj as its first headmaster), was founded in 1886 at:

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Answer: Option D — Lahore

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The first Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) School was founded on 1 June 1886 at Lahore, by the followers of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, in his memory.

About the DAV movement:

  • After the death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 1883, his followers in Punjab decided to set up an educational institution in his memory.
  • The DAV College Trust and Management Society was formed in 1886.
  • Lala Hansraj (Mahatma Hansraj) became the first headmaster of the DAV School, and later the principal of the DAV College; he served without any salary for many years.
  • Other leaders of the movement included Lala Lal Chand and Lala Lajpat Rai.
  • The DAV College, Lahore, was established in 1889.

Aims of DAV education:

  • To combine modern Western education (in English, science and other subjects) with the study of the Vedas, Sanskrit, Hindi and Indian culture.
  • To spread the ideas of the Arya Samaj and social reform.
  • To produce educated Indians who were proud of their heritage.

Growth of the DAV movement:

  • DAV schools and colleges were set up in many parts of Punjab and north India.
  • Today, the DAV College Managing Committee runs more than 900 schools, colleges and institutions in India and abroad, making it one of the largest non-government educational organisations in India.
  • After the partition of India, the DAV College at Lahore was moved, and its headquarters is now in New Delhi.

The split in the Arya Samaj:

  • There was a difference of opinion within the Arya Samaj about the type of education to be given.
  • The "College party" (Lala Hansraj and Lala Lajpat Rai) supported the DAV system, which combined English and modern education with Vedic studies.
  • The "Gurukul party" (led by Munshi Ram, later Swami Shraddhanand) supported the traditional Gurukul system of education, and founded the Gurukul at Kangri (1902).

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Delhi, Ajmer and Bombay were other centres of the Arya Samaj.

Quick tip

Remember: first DAV School = Lahore, 1 June 1886 (first headmaster Lala Hansraj); DAV College, Lahore (1889); "College party" vs "Gurukul party".

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