Which evils were opposed by Swami Dayanand Saraswati?
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Explanation:
Swami Dayananda Saraswati (1824-1883) had founded an Hindu religious and social reform movement in Bombay. The community, was known as Arya Samaj, which promoted the Vedic scripture and values, particularly on yajna the sacrifice, and the quality, that encouraged selflessness and giving.
The Arya Samaj movement had made considerable services to the Hindu society with its opposition to various social evils and abuses. Swami Dayanand opposed women's oppression and campaigned for women's education. He vehemently opposed child marriages, polygamy, the process of "Purdah" and also Sati worship,
Answer:
He opposed social evils like Caste by birth, Idol worship, Sati, the expulsion of windows and the exclusion of females from the study of vedas.