“Go Back to Vedas” was the slogan of?

• Swami Dayanand Saraswathi gave the slogan “Go Back to Vedas”.
• He was an ascetic and a strong believer in Vedas. He regarded that Vedas were the repository of the fundamental knowledge and religious truths relevant to society. He stressed the Vedic ideals of brahmacharya and devotion to god.
• He wanted the world to follow the teachings of Vedas and practice a way of Vedic living. He also opposed untouchability and idol worship.
• With strong opposition to ritualistic practices and superstitions, his efforts were focused on reforming Hinduism, which he believed was corrupted with social evils. 
• A social reformer who believed in the doctrine of Karma and reincarnation, he founded a reform movement, Aryasamaj in 1885. The slogan of Arya Samaj was “Krinvanto Vishwam Aryam”.
• He is the author of the book “ Satyarth Prakash”, meaning “The Light of Truth”.
• Swami Dayanand Saraswathi is known as the “Martin Luther King of India”.His original name was Mula Sankara.

Further Reading:

• Birth of Swami Dayanand Saraswathi
• 19th Century Social and Religious reform movements

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