Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj i n Bombay. The members of the Arya Samaj were guided by ten principles,of which,the first one was the study of Vedas.The Arya Samajists opposed child marriage and encouraged widow remarriage. For the promotion of eduction,a network of schools and colleges,for both boys and girls,was establi shed by t he Arya Samaj,throughout nothern India.