Dharmajivandasji Swami

Dharmajivandasji swami
Dharmajivandasji swami
Born	June 18, 1901(1901-06-18) Taravada, Amreli, Gujarat
Died	February 5, 1988(1988-02-05) Rajkot, gujarat, India
Birth name	Arjan
Titles/honours	Shastri (Scholar)
Guru	Gopinathdasji swami

Shastri Shree Dharmajivandasji swami (June 18, 1901 – February 5, 1988), commonly known as 'Shastriji Maharaj', was a Hindu saint, social worker and founder of Swaminarayan Gurukul. His former name was Arjan. He established Swaminarayan Gurukul at Rajkot with seven students in a small room in 1947. During his lifetime gurukul was spread to the rajkot, junagadh and ahmedabad. And after his death his followers made branches at Surat, Hyderabad, Taravada, Navsari, Vidyanagar, Narmada, Mumbai and Bangalore. Its international branches include Dallas (Texas, United States) and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic).^[1]

References

1. ^ "full life of Shastriji Maharaj". 2010-06-06. http://www.swaminarayangurukul.org/. 

External links

• profile at Swaminarayan Gurukul website

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Name	Swami, Dharmajivandasji
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Date of birth	June 18, 1901
Place of birth	Taravada, Amreli, Gujarat
Date of death	February 5, 1988
Place of death	Rajkot, gujarat, India