Question

five lines on Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Answer 1

Explanation:

Swami Dayanand Saraswati, originally called Mul Shankar, was born in Gujarat in 1824.

He believed in monotheism and discouraged idol worship, social inequalities and child marriage.

Dayanand encouraged women’s education and widow remarriage.

Answer 2

Answer:

Swami Dayanand Saraswati led the Reform Movement in North India.

He was a spiritual teacher and a social reformer.

He believed in the existence of one God.

Dayanand Saraswati regarded the Vedas as the source of all knowledge and asked people to study them.

His philosophy was 'go back to the Vedas'.

Dayanand Saraswati attacked many social customs such as Idol worship and the performance of rituals.

He opposed the child marriage and encouraged widow remarriage.

He supported women's education.

He also condemned caste differences which spread social inequalities.