Who was the author of "Satyarth Prakash" ?

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Correct — C, Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He wrote 'Satyarth Prakash' (The Light of Truth), the foundational text of the Arya Samaj, which he founded in 1875. The book sets out his reformist programme — return to the Vedas, rejection of idol-worship, caste rigidity and superstition — and remains the Arya Samaj's principal doctrinal work.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A leading Arya Samaj reformer and founder of Gurukul Kangri who propagated Dayanand's ideas — but he did not author Satyarth Prakash.  (b) Dhondo Keshav Karve was a Maharashtra social reformer known for widow remarriage and women's education (he founded SNDT Women's University); he has no connection with Satyarth Prakash.  (d) A 20th-century figure who founded the All World Gayatri Pariwar; he lived long after Satyarth Prakash was written and is not its author.

Concept: Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824–1883) founded the Arya Samaj (Bombay, 1875), a Hindu reform movement urging a return to the Vedas ('Back to the Vedas') and opposing idolatry, caste discrimination, untouchability and child marriage. 'Satyarth Prakash', written in Hindi, is his manifesto of this reform.

State PCS 2019 Q94 — History PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2019 Q94 — History PYQ with Answer