Briefly the effort made by Dayanand Saraswati for the unity of the country.
Answers
Dayanand was an ardent champion of nationalism. He injected a sense of pride and dignity in every Indian by unfolding the glorious cultural heritage of this land before them. “Indian for Indians” was his doctrine. He wanted to get rid of European influence.
He stood for national unity. He revealed that mutual feuds, lack of education, untouchability, impurity in life, negligence in studying the Vedas etc. were certain reasons for the downfall of the Indians. When these evils will be relegated to distant background, then nationalism will emerge among the Indians.
He also emphasized that until and unless India broke the shackles of economic and political slavery of the Europeans, it cannot achieve independence. For the first time, he had uttered the word “Swaraj” and put emphasis on “Swadeshi” or self-reliance. Thus, Swami Dayanand was a champion of Indian nationalism.