Social and Religious Philosophy: Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Abstract

Swami DayanandSaraswati is world famous as a great scholar of Veda Shastras, social reformer and promoter of Arya Samaj. He was the first person of this era, who legislated for compulsory education for all and implemented it by making a revolutionary decl He is the first Indian who propounded the principle of equality of man and equal opportunity for all in the modern era. A new era in the development of Indian nationalism begins with the religious and s aration of equal right to education for human beings. ocial reform movements of the 19th century. At this time the society was polluted by evils such as Sati Pratha, Caste system, Child Marriage, idol worship, untouchability etc. At this time, due to the propaganda being done by Christian missionaries, people 's attention was getting attracted towards Christianity and they were becoming indifferent towards Hinduism