People, Positions and Obituaries · 13 February 2026

PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Dayanand Saraswati on 202nd birth anniversary

Exam-focused facts from the 13 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Arya Samaj founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati on his 202nd birth anniversary on 12 February 2026.
  • Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born on 12 February 1824.
  • He founded Arya Samaj in 1875 to counter prevalent social inequities.
  • He gave the call for Swaraj as 'Indian for India' in 1876.
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah remembered him as the pioneer of Swaraj, Swadeshi, and self-reliance.

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