Anand Swarup
Anand Swarup | |
|---|---|
| Title | Spiritual Teacher (Sant Satguru) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 6 August 1881 Ambala |
| Died | 24 June 1937 (aged 55) |
| Other names | Param Purush Puran Dhani Sahab Ji Mahraj, Huzur Sahab Ji Maharaj |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sant SatGuru Of Radha Soami Sect |
| Sect | Sant Mat Radhasoami |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Period in office | (1913-1937) |
| Predecessor | Kamta Prasad Sinha |
| Successor | Gurcharan Das Mehta |
Anand Swarup (6 August 1881 – 24 June 1937), honorifically known as Param Guru Huzur Sahab Ji Maharaj, was the founder of Dayalbagh and the fifth revered leader, or Sant Satguru of Radhasoami faith also known as Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh and Spritual Head of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha. He succeeded Sarkar Sahab in 1913. He also laid the foundation of Radha Soami Educational Institute (REI), a co-educational middle school which opened in 1917 and later expanded and developed as Dayalbagh Educational Institute(Deemed University).
He was knighted in the 1936 New Year Honours. for founding Dayalbagh.