Piru Singh Dahiya

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Piru Singh Dahiya was a social worker responsible for spread of education and Arya Samaj in Haryana. Much of the spread of education resulted from the establishment of gurukuls, which were especially influencial in Rohtak. The gurukul in Matindu was established by the Dahiyas in 1914 and the one in Bhenswal by the Maliks in 1919.

The gurukul at Matindu was situated about 17 miles southwest of Rohtak, near the market town of Kharkhoda. The manager of the gurukul was Master Piru Singh Dahiya, himself a man of little schooling. The boys' education there was strongly imbued with asceticism and the doctorines of the Arya Samaj. In 1919, it had forty six students. Education was free, and the institution was maintained by levies in kind imposed at harvest time on the Jat peasants of the neighbourhood. In addition, travelling collectors raised subscriptions from various Jat Regiments. The chief of their squad was Piru Singh dahiya.

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