Tag Archives: Philosophers of India

Dayanand Saraswati Biography & Philosophy, Arya Samaj & Death

Dayanand Saraswati

Dayanand Saraswati, was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of Hinduism. His magnum opus is the book Satyarth Prakash, which has remained a highly influential text on the philosophy of the Vedas and clarifications of various ideas and duties of human beings. Name: Dayanand Saraswati (Mool Shankar Tiwari) Birthday: 12 February 1824 …

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Paramahansa Yogananda Biography

Paramahansa Yogananda - Biography, Life as Yogi

Name: Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh) Born: 05 January 1893, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India Death: 07 March 1952 (aged 59), Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Religion: Hinduism Nationality: Indian and American Guru: Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri Occupation: Hindu Monk, Yogi and Guru Philosophy: Kriya Yoga Founder of: Self-Realization Fellowship / Yogoda Satsanga Society of India Paramahansa …

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Aurobindo Ghosh Biography For Students

Aurobindo Ghosh

Name: Aurobindo Ghosh / Arvind Ghosh Born: August 15, 1872 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Died: December 5, 1950 Puducherry, India Literary works: The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri Founder of: Sri Aurobindo Ashram Philosophy: Integral Yoga, Involution (Sri Aurobindo), Evolution, Integral psychology, Intermediate zone, Supermind Profession: Indian philosopher, Yogi, Guru, Poet, Nationalist Achievements: …

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Adi Shankaracharya Biography For Students

Adi Shankaracharya

Adi Shankaracharya was the first philosopher who consolidated Advaita Vedanta, one of the sub-schools of Vedanta. He believed in the greatness of the holy Vedas and was a major proponent of the same. Not only did he infuse a new life into the Vedas, but also advocated against the Vedic religious practices of ritualistic excesses. He founded four Shankaracharya Peethas …

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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Biography For Children

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Born: 5 September 1888 Village near Tiruttani erstwhile Chittoor District, Madras Presidency, British India Died: 17 April 1975 (aged 86) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India Political party: Independent Spouse(s): Sivakamu Children: 5 (daughters); 1 (Son) Sarvepalli Gopal Alma mater: University of Madras Profession: Philosopher; Professor Awards: Bharat Ratna (in 1954) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, was born into a middle class family at Tirutani …

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Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Biography For Kids

Jagadguru Rambhadracharya - Biography, Religious Leader, Educator

Jagadguru Rambhadracharya — Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, born 14 January 1950 as Giridhar Mishra, is a Hindu religious leader, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India. He is one of four incumbent Jagadguru Ramanandacharya, and has held this title since 1988. Rambhadracharya is the founder and head of Tulsi …

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Gyaneshwar Biography For Students And Children

Gyaneshwar

It is difficult to pinpoint who exactly Gyaneshwar was. He had so many talents in himself, that it is not easy to explain his contribution to the Indian culture in a single sentence. He was a poet, an intellectual, a spiritual leader, a master of yoga and an enlightened One. As we move on further with Gyaneshwar Biography, you will …

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