Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883) was the founder of the Arya Samaj (established in 1875). He believed that the Vedas contained the ultimate truth and advocated a return to the original Vedic religion, free from later additions, superstitions, and malpractices like idolatry and the caste system. His slogan encapsulated his reformist agenda.
Who had said, ‘Let's go back to the Vedas’??
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2024 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Arya Samaj and Swami Dayananda Saraswati)
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- Consider the following statements related to Dayanand's idea of social reform: Dayanand's reform envisaged a social order, where different castes performed functions suitable to their status determined by merit. Dayanand's 'robust Vedic counterpart' challenged the masculine West that had enslaved the Aryavarta. Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?