Shiv Narayan Agnihotri

Shiv Narayan Agnihotri
Born(1850-12-20)20 December 1850
Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat, (Uttar Pradesh)
Died3 April 1929(1929-04-03) (aged 78)
Lahore, Punjab
Other namesSatyanand Agnihotri
OccupationsReligious philosopher, public speaker, writer, journalist
Known forFounder and Guru of the Dev Samaj, formerly a Brahmo Samaj leader

Pandit Shiv Narayan Agnihotri (20 December 1850 – 3 April 1929) was a Hindu social reformer who emerged as a leading member of the Brahmo Samaj (Society of God), a Hindu reform movement. He broke from Brahmoism in 1886 to form his own religious group, the Dev Samaj (Divine Society).

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