History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET June 2024 History (Cancelled)
Passage
The most characteristic feature of the Arya Samaj is the emphasis it laid upon the work of Suddhi. As a matter of fact, this aspect of the Arya Samaj excited the greatest interest in it among the people outside its own ranks. Suddhi meant the reconversion of those Hindus who had once been converted, willingly or forcibly, into other religions but who were now willing to come back to the fold of Hinduism. The Arya Samaj looked upon Suddhi as a potent instrument for effecting the religious, social and political unity of India.
What does Suddhi mean?
ASuddhi means the reconversion of those Hindus who had once been willingly or forcibly converted into other religions like Islam or Christianity, but were now willing to come back to the fold of Hinduism ✓ Correct
BSuddhi means putting ceremonial water on people to purify them
CSuddhi means doing rituals to purify people from their impurities
DSuddhi means putting people in ceremonial fire to purify them for their misdeeds
Correct answer: (A) Suddhi means the reconversion of those Hindus who had once been willingly or forcibly converted into other religions like Islam or Christianity, but were now willing to come back to the fold of Hinduism — The answer is the reconversion of Hindus who had left for other religions.
Explanation
★The answer is the reconversion of Hindus who had left for other religions.
★Suddhi meant bringing back Hindus who had been converted, willingly or forcibly, to Islam or Christianity.
★Swami Dayananda Saraswati began the Suddhi movement to inspire such returns.
★At the time preachers of other faiths ridiculed the social evils of Hinduism.
★Dayananda defeated orthodox pandits and rival preachers in public debates.
★This produced a new self-confidence and self-purification among Hindus.
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