There were various schools of thoughts in favour of or against Chaturvarna society in India during reform movement .Which among the following statements are correct?
1. Swami Dayanand gave eutopian explaination for chaturvarna and sought to maintain it on the basis of virtue.
2. Gandhiji was against untouchability as well as chaturvarna system of society.
3. Jyotiba Phule and Narayan Guru were the main critics of the caste system and its consequence.
Codes:
1 and 3 only
(source: Spectrum)
Though Gandhiji was always having objective of eradicating untouchability and caste system but he supported the chaturvarna system of society. Gandhiji was not in favour of mixing up the issue of removal of untouchability with that of inter-caste marriage and inter-dinning because he felt that such restriction existed among caste Hindu and Caste Harijans themselves.
Gandhiji felt that whatever the limitation and defects of varnashram system, there was nothing sinful about it.