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Pandurang Shastri Athavale

Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer (1920-2003) · India · Academics · Died at 83

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Pandurang Shastri Athavale, also known as Dada /Dadaji, was an Indian activist, philosopher, spiritual leader, social revolutionary, and religion reformist, who founded the Swadhyaya Parivar in 1954.

Awards

Ramon Magsaysay Award1996
Templeton Prize
Padma Vibhushan

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Pandurang Shastri Athavale, also known as Dada /Dadaji, was an Indian activist, philosopher, spiritual leader, social revolutionary, and religion reformist, who founded the Swadhyaya Parivar in 1954. Swadhyaya is a self-study process based on the Bhagavad Gita which has spread across nearly 100,000 villages in India, Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Oceania and other Asian countries with five million adherents. Noted for his discourses on the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedas and the Upanishads.

Country
India
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2003 · aged 83

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