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Almost a century of Arya Samaj South Africa

THEN & NOW

FROM gender equality to drilling boreholes at schools and hiding Nelson Mandela during the Struggle, for almost 100 years, the Arya Samaj South Africa has been at the forefront of positive development in the country.

Now, preparations are under way for “two years of great celebration and introspection”, says Swami Vedanand Saraswati, the spiritual head of the organisation in the country.

In two weeks,

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