Question

Who had started the shuddhi movement

Answer 1

Answer:

The shuddhi movement was started by Swami Dayanand.

Shuddhi had a social reform agenda behind its aggressive rationale and was aimed at eliminating the exercise of untouchability by changing outcasts from other religions to Hinduism and integrating them into the mainstream community by inspiring their position, and imparting self-confidence and self-rule in them.

The movement struggled to reduce the adaptations of Hindus to Islam and Christianity, which were ongoing at the time.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The shuddhi movement was started by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He was the founder of the Arya Samaj. He along with his follower Swami Shraddhanand worked together for the consolidation of Sangathan. Behind this movement there was a social reform agenda of the Swami Dayanad Swarswati as it was aimed at abolishing the practice of untouchability by converting the outcasts from other religion to Hinduism.