Introduction The Theosophical Society was founded in late 1875 in New York City by a Russian noblewoman, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, and an American, Colonel Henry Olcott, together with lawyer William Quan Judge and other individuals interested in Madame Blavatsky's ideology. Madame Blavatsky Madame Blavatsky was the first Russian woman to get US citizenship. As a young lady, she travelled the world in search of information about the nature of life and the purpose of human exi

Who was Swami Dayanand Sawaswati? Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824–1883) was a North Indian social and religious reformer. He is also regarded as the founder of the Arya Samaj in 1875. Also, a strong defender of idolatry, polytheism, religious festivals supported by Brahmins, and stupid practices. The Ideology of Swami Dayanand Swami Dayanand was a great supporter of intercaste marriages and women's education. He also opposed the practice of child marriages. According to him, V