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Download Solution PDFSatyarth Prakash was authored by-
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Download Solution PDFThe Correct answer is Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
- Satyarth Prakash (The Light of Meaning of the Truth or The Light of Truth) is written by Dayanand Saraswati in 1875.
- It is considered one of his major scholarly works.
- The book was originally written in Hindi and subsequently revised by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1882.
- This book is now translated into more than 20 languages including Sanskrit and several foreign languages like English, French, German, Swahili, Arabic and Chinese.
- The major portion of the book is dedicated to laying down the reformist advocacy of Swami Dayanand with the last three chapters making a case for the comparative study of different religious faiths.
Additional Information
- Dayananda Saraswati was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj.
- He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as "India for Indians" in 1876, a call later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak.
- Denouncing the idolatry and ritualistic worship prevalent in India at the time, he worked towards reviving Vedic ideologies.
- The philosopher and President of India, S. Radhakrishnan called him one of the "makers of Modern India".
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