Pandurang Shastri Athavale was born on October 19, 1920 in India. Remembered for starting the Swadhyay Parivar organization, a movement that emphasized the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.
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About
Remembered for starting the Swadhyay Parivar organization, a movement that emphasized the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.
Before Fame
He became obsessed with Hindi philosophy after reading different intellectual tomes at the Royal Asiatic Library.
Trivia
He was awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1997.
Family Life
He had one child with wife Nirmala Tai.
Associated With
He and chess player Viswanathan Anand were both awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor.
