1875 CE · social reform education
Establishment of Arya Samaj
Dayananda Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in Bombay in 1875. The reform movement upheld the authority of the Vedas, criticised idolatry and hereditary social practices, and later developed an extensive network of educational and social-reform institutions.
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