what was the aim of shuddi movement
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The socio-political movement, derived from ancient rite of shuddhikaran,[1] or purification was started by the Arya Samaj, and its founder Swami Dayanand Saraswati [2] and his followers like Swami Shraddhanand, who also worked on the Sangathan consolidation aspect of Hinduism, in North India, especially Punjab in early 1900s, though it gradually spread across India.[2] Shuddhi had a social reform agenda behind its belligerent rationale and was aimed at abolishing the practise of untouchability by converting outcasts from other religions to Hinduism and integrating them into the mainstream community by elevating their position, and instilling self-confidence and self-determination in them.[2][3][4] The movement strove to reduce the conversions of Hindus to Islam and Christianity, which were underway at the time.[2]
Aim of Shuddhi movement:
• Shuddhi Movement was taking place by Arya Samaj in the early 20th century to get back the people who changed their religion to Islam and Christianity from Hinduism.
• The literal meaning of Shuddhi is decontamination but Arya Samajis didn't aim at literal meaning rather they intended reconversion by the term.
• Shuddhi and Sangathan were efforts to transform the customary religious identities into modern political ones