Question

‘Satyarth Prakash’ was written by

• A. Raja Rammohan Roy
• B. Mahatma Gandhi
• C. Swami Vivekanand
• D. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

• The Satyarth Prakash (The Light of Truth) is the masterpiece of Swami Dayanand Saraswati written in 1875. Some call it as Magnum Opus.

• Swami Dayanand Saraswati’s original name was Mool Shankar Tiwari.

• He was born in 1824 in Tankara, Gujarat in a rich Brahmin family.

• Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement, founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in the year 1875.

• Swami Dayanand had unfurled the flag in 1867 known as ‘Pakhand Khandini Pataka’ on the bank of Ganga River to enlighten the common man against the superstitions and other bad rituals that were prevailing at that time.

• He denied the authenticity of Puranas as he believes that they were responsible for idolatry in Hinduism.