Identity Crisis among the Hindu: Arya Samaj movement in Punjab
Keywords:
Renaissance, New spirit, Semi-rationalizedAbstract
The period of 17th-19th centuries paved way for the over transformation in almost all the fields be it political, social, economics, religious and cultural fields. There was an alround attack on the traditional and perspective dogmas which continued to restrict prospective alteration in all walks of life. Impact of the twin movements i.e. Renaissance and Reformation can be seen worldwide. India was no exception to it as many organizations and individuals brought about and atmosphere of overall change in the given situation. Arya Samaj was such movement which was an intellectual expression of socio-cultural transformation in the country. Though this movement came into being in Maharastra, it became popular in northern India but more especially in the Punjab (including present Haryana) where the Hindu had been struggling with syndrome of identity crisis. Both the Muslims and Sikhs had already started many organization for the presence of their religious and culture ethos but Hinduism which was one of the oldest religion in the world had no any such organization that could dispel the syndrome identity crisis from the Punjabis Hindu. So an attempt has been made in this paper to highlight the over-all activities of the Arya Samaj in Punjab.
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