Prelims · 2 Modern India · 2.9 Socio-religious reform movements

2.9.6 Arya Samaj: Dayananda Saraswati and the Shuddhi movement

Dayananda Saraswati's Arya Samaj (1875) called Hindus back to the Vedas, attacked idolatry, caste by birth and child marriage, built schools, and used Shuddhi to bring converts back.

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  • Dayananda Saraswati
  • Arya Samaj
  • Satyarth Prakash
  • Back to the Vedas
  • Shuddhi
  • DAV
  • Gurukul Kangri
  • Shraddhanand
  • Lala Hansraj

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