Governor
V.P Singh Badnore launches Pavan K. Varma's book – ‘Adi Shankaracharya:
Hinduism's Greatest Thinker’, in Chandigarh
Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh,
Former
diplomat, Rajya Sabha MP and author, Pavan K. Varma’s latest
book, ‘Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker’ was
launched by Shri V.P Singh Badnore, Honourable Governor of
Punjab and Administrator of U.T., Chandigarh, at Punjab Raj Bhawan, on
Wednesday.
The book ‘Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism's Greatest
Thinker’ is a well-researched account
of the life and times of the child-saint Adi Shankaracharya, who
travelled across India to set up of monasteries or mathas, even while
giving a form and structure to Hinduism. The book includes a select anthology of Shankaracharya’s seminal writing;
and most importantly, examines the startling endorsement that contemporary
science is giving to his ideas today. It reminds readers about
the remarkable philosophical underpinning of Hinduism, making it one of the
most vibrant religions in the world. Also in attendance were luminaries
including
About Book: Jagad Guru Adi Shankaracharya (788–820 CE) was
born in Kerala and died in Kedarnath, traversing the length of India in his
search for the ultimate truth. In a short life of thirty-two years,
Shankaracharya not only revived Hinduism, but also created the organisational
structure for its perpetuation through the mathas he established in Sringeri,
Dwaraka, Puri and Joshimatha.
Written by noted writer-diplomat Pavan K. Varma, Adi
Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker chronicles the journey of
a seer who gave Hinduism a definite form, and also propounded the Advaita
philosophy. Most importantly, Adi Shankara’s sheer audacity and thought in
establishing significant scientific principles, which even modern science
endorsed centuries later, is magnificently documented by the author.
Highly readable, including a select anthology of
Shankaracharya’s seminal writing, this book is a must-read for people across
the ideological spectrum. The reason being that it reminds readers for the
first time ever what truly is the remarkable philosophical underpinning of
Hinduism, making it one of the most vibrant religions in the world.
About Pavan K Varma: Pavan K. Varma is a writer-diplomat and
now in politics, where he was till recently an MP in the Rajya Sabha, and
earlier Advisor to the Chief Minister of Bihar. Author of over a dozen
bestselling books including, Ghalib: The Man, The Times; The
Great Indian Middle Class; The Book of Krishna; Being
Indian; Becoming Indian; and Chanakya’s New Manifesto,
he has been Ambassador in several countries, Director of The Nehru Centre in
London, Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, and Press
Secretary to the President of India. Pavan K. Varma was conferred an
Honorary Doctoral Degree for his contribution to the fields of diplomacy,
literature, culture and aesthetics by the University of Indianapolis in 2005.
He lives in Delhi.
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