Religious Activism
Shastri was also internationally recognized as a devotee of the Arya Samaj movement, a branch of Hinduism dedicated to the Vedas.
Shastri proposed the Religious Protection Bill in March 1960 in the Lok Sabha, which called for the protection of religious minorities in the face of mass conversions by force occurring across the country at the time. While he was tolerant towards a wide diversity of religious practices, he shied away from idolatry in his personal affairs and promoted the work of Swami Dayananda in his writing.
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