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Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in Mumbai in 1875. His slogan was ‘Back to the Vedas’ and his main book was Satyarth Prakash. The Samaj opposed idol worship, rituals, the caste system based on birth, untouchability and child marriage, and supported widow remarriage and education of women.

It started the ‘Shuddhi’ movement and established Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (D.A.V.) schools and colleges and the Gurukul at Haridwar. It spread mainly in Punjab and north India and created self-respect and national pride.

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