1. Swami Dayanand’s message was the message of the vedas. He proclaimed that the vedas are not the monoply of the priests, and India alone but for all mankind, irespective of nationality, creed, caste or sex. He denounced foreign domination and untouchability and preached abolition of caste system. He defied with all his might the wrongs eating into the vitals of society.
2. To prepetuate his memory and carry forward his mission, his devout followers, like Mahatma Hans Raj, Lala Lajpat ai and Pandit Guru att Vidyarthi eastablished the D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society on the 31st January 1886. The main objective of the Society was imparting education, which should have its roots in the fundamental values of Indian culture and which will be liberalised to assimilate new elements of thought, science and technology suited to the changing modern needs.The marked the beginning of the Dayanand Anglo Vedic (D.A.V.) Movement. The inclusion of the word “Anglo” indicating the need for learning English, modern language with a view to giving a new orientation to education for modernisation and up to date technology. The movement took practical shape with establishment (on 1st June, 1886) of the D.A.V. High School, Lahore (Later College) with the total collection of Rs. 24868/-. It began with Lala (Later Mahatma) Hans Raj, aged 22, who having graduated the year before became the first Principal and took the solemn pledge to dedicate his life to the service of this institution without any remuneration whatsoever. The D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society is now the biggest non government education organisation in India. It covers broadly the entire spectrum of educational activities in the country. The society is running more than 700 educational institutions which include:

(i) Art, Science and Professional Colleges.
(ii) College of Education. Over 450 public and aided schools. A growing chain of technical institutions including institutions of management and vocational studies.
(iii) An ahurvedic College, Pharmacy, a Polytechnic, a Technical Institute, an Engineering College.
(iv) A College of Theology.
(v)Vishvesharanand Vedic Research Institute, Hoshiarpur the largest Sanskrit and Vedic Research Institute in the world.
(vi)A Maternity and General Hospital / Dental College. Admission to these institutions is open to the students of all castes and creed. With 119 years selfless service, these institutions have become the symbol of hard work and devotion, leading to enviable achievements in academic, social and cultural spheres.