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Who started the Arya Samaj movement in 1875?

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Dayanand Saraswati

Dayanand Saraswati started the Arya Samaj movement in 1875, promoting Vedic teachings and social reform.

Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Mahatma Gandhi were associated with other reform movements or the freedom struggle, not the Arya Samaj's founding.

Hence, Dayanand Saraswati is the correct answer.

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