UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2015 · Q2(a) · 20 marks
Swami Dayananda’s philosophy represents both elements of extremism and social radicalism” Substantiate.
- Chapter
- Social and Religious Reform Movements in Bengal and Other Areas
- Topic
- Dayananda and the Arya Samaj
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