ABSTRACT
Vedic ideals. His fierce attack on Christianity for its idolatry, mythology and barbarism, accusations more often levelled by missionaries against Hinduism, points to the aggressive nature of his nationalism. He is sometimes referred to as the Luther of India compared with Rāmmohan Roy’s more Erasmian approach, and given his deep-seated desire to lead his fellow countrymen back to the Vedas the description may not be in-appropriate.
