The study of Vedas was once restricted to the elite Brahmin class. However, it was reopened for everyone with the socio-religious revolution brought about by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, irrespective of caste, creed, region or religion. The Gurukul follows the principles of Maharishi Dayanand, as it was founded by Swami Shraddhanand, his disciple.

For the conference, delegates had come from various universities of India. At the inauguration ceremony, the chief guest was Swami Ramdev. His personality and style of lecture impressed many people. He was present at the Havan too at the yajnashala and recited a short prayer there, to bless the intelligentsia and common folks alike

The celebrities on the dais were honoured with literature on the Bharat Swabhiman Abhiyan and Vyavastha Parivartan. It may be said that it was a unique experience for the Vedic delegates to have seen and heard Swami Ramdev from close quarters. Many delegates called it an experience of a lifetime.

Swami Satya Mitranand Saraswati was another guest of honour at the inaugural ceremony and his speech was a stirring one. He gave a clarion call to all Indians to rally round the Om Dhwaj to work for the betterment of Bharat Mata and root out corruption and terrorism plaguing the country at present.

The credit for making the Ved Sammelan a grand success went to Professor Mahavir, Head of the Sanskrit Department, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya and also Acharya of the Vishwavidyalaya and Prof Ved Prakash Shastri. Professor Swatantra Kumar, Kulpati of the Gurukul was the guiding hand and the leading light for the conference.

The three day Veda Sammelan attracted scholars from France, America and some other countries too. Most of them said that they were non-resident Indians and had felt deeply attached to the Vedic Dharm as propounded by Mahrishi Dayanand Saraswati.

Among the delegates were Dr Pratibha Shukla and Dr Aruna Shukla, the former from Haryana and the latter from Punjab, who praised the sammelan for letting delegates have an interaction with saints and seers and scholars like Swami Govind Giri and Acharya Balkrishna ji.

The soul of Swami Shraddhanand Ji, wherever and in whatever form it may be, will feel elated that the Veda prachar that he advocated through the Gurukulas from the Lahore days, is being successfully carried on by his favourite Gurukul Kangri that has blossomed into a deemed university where every department is committed to teaching the Vedic Thought enunciated by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati.