| Name(s) |
PANDURANG SHASTRI
ATHAVALE |
| Date of
Birth |
October 19, 1920 |
| Date of
Death |
October 25, 2003 |
|
Identity |
Indian philosopher,
spiritual leader, social activist and Hinduism reformist. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1954: He founded the
Swadhyaya Parivar in 1954. Swadhyaya is a self-study process
based on the Bhagavad Gita. The members of the Swadhyaya
Parivar are called "Swadhyayees", who aim to take the
message of the Bhagavad Gita to every corner of the globe.
- 1954: He attended the
Second World Philosophers' Conference, held in Japan. There,
he presented the concepts of Vedic ideals and the teachings
of the Bhagavad Gita. Many participants were greatly
impressed by his ideas.
- 1958: During this year, he
created Tatvajnana Vidyapeeth, a philosophy institution,
which annually admits postgraduate students who desire a
rigorous curriculum consisting of Vedic and world philosophy
instruction.
- 1991: Shyam Benegal created
and directed the film Antarnaad, The Inner Voice, based on
Athavale's Swadhyaya movements or Prayogs, starring Shabana
Azmi and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, among others.
- March 05, 1997: He had
reached nearly 100,000 villages in India with the message
that God is greater than class or religious divisions; he
won the $1.21 million Templeton Prize for Progress in
Religion on this day.
- 1999: Ramon Magsaysay Award
for Community Leadership.
- 1999: Padma
Vibhushan Award.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- Birth name: Pandurang Vaijnath
Athavale, also known as Dadaji.
- He was also noted for his discourses on the Bhagavad
Gita, the Vedas and the Upanishads.
- He was taught in a system very similar to that of the
Tapovan system of ancient India.
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