The Dev Samaj (a unique religious movement)

[Deo samaj " देव समाज "]

The Dev Samaj (a unique religious movement) was founded in 1887 by the
Most Worshipful Bhagwan Dev Atma. The fundamental objective of Dev
Samaj is to make us more and more capable of promoting the cause of
unique life mission of Bhagwan Dev Atma i.e. propagation of Truth,
Beauty and Goodness in thought; speech and action among all classes of
people, irrespective of any consideration of caste, creed, colour and
country. The Dev Samaj endeavors to eradicate from the hearts of the
people, as far as possible, such egoistic forces as vanity, hatred,
self-will and selfishness and to evolve such altruistic feelings as
compassion, gratitude, reverence etc. The Highest Evolution of mankind
is the summum bonum of the Dev Dharma. Dev Samaj believes in the
Science of moral and spiritual laws of soul. It employs the scientific
method and accepts the scientific pattern of thought that Nature is
self-sufficient in its working and therefore we are not to go 'OUT OF
NATURE' to understand any happening within it.

The founder of Dev Samaj, Bhagwan Dev Atma ji exhosts us to cultivate
harmonious relationship with the four kingdoms the Kingdom of the
Inanimate, the Kingdom of Vegetable, the Kingdom of Animals and the
Kingdom of Human Beings; through feelings of respect, appreciation and
gratitude for and services rendered by all these four kingdoms. Under
the strong Psychic influence of its Most Worshipful Founder, Dev Samaj
took positive steps to build a social structure where women could
enjoy respectable position, free from the gender bias. Dev Samaj
Constitution gives equal rights and status to women with men while
adopting many social reforms in this regard like; recognition of girl
child, monogamy, widow-remarriage, dowry less marriages etc. The Dev
Samaj considers women education essential for their social, moral and
spiritual upliftment. The Illustrious Founder set a golden example in
his childhood when feeling strongly that education was as good for
girls as for boys, he started teaching his two women relatives in the
sixties of 19th century. At that time women education was considered
superstitious breed involving the divine wrath. The venerable Founder
of Dev Samaj realised that future of women lay in education. Education
alone could open opportunity of enlightenment and independence for
women. He wanted to regenerate mankind and transform society through
women education.

Bhagwan Dev Atma was the pioneer reformer who opened a High School for
Girls at Ferozupur in 1901. The Dev Samaj Managing Council continued
the educational work and at present the Dev Samaj Society is running
about 26 educational institutions in the country. Prominent among them
are located at Ferozepur, Moga, Ambala, Delhi and Chandigarh. These
educational institutions hold a significant place on the educational
map of Northern India. It is a matter of immense pride that the
college has completed 25 years of its meritorious service to country
in general and to the Union Territory of Chandigarh in particular, in
the field of women teacher education. We are extremely grateful to the
Dev Samaj Managing Council and the Managing Committee for its very
valuable help, guidance and inspiration in discharging our
responsibilities despite heavy odds and difficulties. It is hoped that
with an inbuilt momentum, our institutions will continue to march
onward to a better tomorrow in the service of the Nation

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