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Swami Agnivesh – Fact File

Agnivesh is a self- proclaimed Arya Samaj Scholar and social activist.

• Agnivesh is a self- proclaimed Arya Samaj Scholar and social activist. • Agnivesh became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Haryana in 1977 • Swami Agnivesh served as a Cabinet Minister for Education in 1979 • He served as the chairperson of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery from 1994 to 2004 • He is known for his work against bonded labour • He is the founder-head of the Bandhu Mukti Morcha (Bonded Labour Liberation Front) • Agnivesh went to Haryana to join the Arya Samaj in 1970 • Agnivesh founded and became president of the World Council of Arya Samaj • Agnivesh spent three days inside the Bigg Boss (a popular show on Colors TV) house as a guest in 2011 Compiled by Praveen PJ