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Swami Dayananda Saraswati
3 key ideas, each explained in our own words.
Dayananda Saraswati: Back to the Vedas
- IDEA 1
Reform through reason
Dayananda urged a return to Vedic teaching as he understood it, rejecting idol worship and ritualism. He used scripture itself to argue for reform.
- IDEA 2
Against caste by birth
He held that a person's standing should depend on merit and conduct, not birth. This challenged hereditary privilege.
- IDEA 3
Education and women
The Arya Samaj set up schools, including for girls. Education was the road to social renewal.
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