Satyarth Prakash was authored by-

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  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Swami Vivekanand
  4. Swami Dayanand Sraswati

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Option 4 : Swami Dayanand Sraswati
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The 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.

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  • 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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