All India Aryapratinidhi Sabha president Swami Aryavesh on Sunday called upon youths to fight against superstitions and evil practices still prevailing in
the society. The Swami was inaugurating the second Arya Samaj of Bhubaneswar at Arabinda Nagar in Chandrasekaharpur here. He said the Arya Samaj, which was founded by Maharishi Dayananda 140 years ago, has turned out as a social movement.
Stating about the awareness drive taken up by the Arya Samaj in Haryana against female foeticide, the Swami said, “Superstitions and evil practices are still prevailing in the society. Youths should come forward to fight against them.”
The meeting, presided over by Aryasamaj Odisha president Aryakumar Jnanendra, was attended by former PCC president Niranjan Patnaik, Chhattisgarh Kalinga University Chancellor Dr Badrinath Patnaik, Shree Ramakrishna Ashram, Kalahandi founder Swami Bairagyananda Maharaj, former University of Culture VC Dr Bimalendu Mohanty and Dr Soumendra Mohanty. The occasion marked launching of a book Swami Dayananda O Aryasamaj compiled by Jnanendra on behalf of the Swami Dayananda Service Mission.