India In the 19Th Century Looked Like a Shadow of a Once Vibrant Civilization. Politically, It Was a Period of Servility, Intellectually, a Period of Blind Imitation of the West and Spiritually, a Time of Confusion and Despair. the Country Struggled Under a Crushing Load of Unreason, In Abject Slavery to Circumstances. Indian Society Was Steeped In Superstitious, Obsolescent Rituals and Prejudices. Since the Beginning of the 19T H Century There Have Been Many Socio-Religious Reform Movements In India But Haryana Remained Almost Unaffected By Them. However, Arya Samaj Took the Region into Its Fold. I T Made Untiring Efforts to Raise the Socio-Religious Status of Agricultural Communities, to Spread Education, Remove Untouchability and to Raise the Social Status of Women.