Question

He was the first to preach ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘India for the Indians’. Who was he?

Options

• Swami Dayanand Saraswati

• Swami Vivekananda

• Raja Rammohan Roy

• Jyotiba Phule

Answer 1

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Explnation:

Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of the Arya Samaj, was the first thinker to use the slogan “India for the Indians” and advocate for "Swadeshi" (using local Indian goods). He believed that foreign rule could never match the value of self-rule (Swaraj). Through his book Satyarth Prakash, he instilled a deep sense of national pride and cultural independence among the masses long before the mainstream freedom movement began