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Pandurang Shastri Athavale (19 October 1920 – 25 October 2003), also known as Dada /Dadaji ("elder brother"), was an Indian activist, philosopher, spiritual leader, social revolutionary, [2] and religion reformist, who founded the Swadhyaya Parivar (Swadhyaya family) in 1954. [3]
Eric Rosenthal, (10 July 1905 – 1983) [1] was a South African historian and writer. He was born in Newlands, Cape Town, Cape Colony. He studied as an attorney, later becoming a journalist and writer of many corporate histories. He was a member of the Three Wise Men on Springbok Radio's long-running quiz show, Test the Team. [2]
These books were widely circulated in the early part of 19th century. The series of books highlighted the Bharatiya Sanskriti , that is, the culture of India . Sanskriti is a word of Sanskrit and means "culture", whereas Bharatiya means Indian, predominantly Sanatana , that is, Hindu .
This book was considered to be his first historical volume because many historians of the time considered it to be a must read book for aspiring historians and researchers of Maratha history. [7] Sadhan-Chikitsa served as a concise introduction to Maratha history as well as a guide that provided the tools for conducting research in the field.
[39]: 20 Soon, the East Africa Satsang Mandal was established under the leadership of Harman Patel and Magan Patel. [39]: 20 In 1955, Yogiji Maharaj embarked on his first foreign tour to East Africa. [50]: 217 [53]: Chp 5 – Pg 2 The prime reason for the visit was to consecrate Africa's first Akshar-Purushottam temple in Mombasa. The temple ...
The books are placed for Puja on Ashtami in their own houses, traditional nursery schools, or in temples. On Vijayadashami, the books are ceremoniously taken out for reading and writing after worshipping Sarasvati. Vijayadashami is considered auspicious for initiating the children into writing and reading, which is called Vidyarambham. [75]
The Swadhyaya Movement or Swadhyaya Parivara started in mid 20th-century in the western states of India, particularly Maharashtra and Gujarat. [1] Founded by Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920-2003), the movement emphasizes self-study (swadhyaya), selfless devotion and application of Indian scriptures such as the Upanishads and Bhagavad gita for spiritual, social and economic liberation.
As its founder says, "Sanskrit is the best tool to remove the five types of social differences; linguistic, class, caste, sect and the north vs south division." [ 4 ] A basic goal is to create a nation of Sanskrit speakers, (re)creating a national unity for India through common linguistic practice.