Adi Shankaracharya

On 21st April 2026, the Prime Minister paid tributes to one of India’s greatest spiritual luminaries, Adi Shankaracharya, on his Jayanti.

  • Adi Shankaracharya was a philosopher, theologian, and saint who is credited with reviving Hinduism at a time when it was declining under superstition and ritualism.
  • Born in Kalady, Kerala, he lived a short but miraculous life of only 32 years, during which he travelled the length and breadth of India to spread the message of the Vedas.
  • Shankaracharya’s core philosophy is summarised in the statement “Brahma Satyam Jagan Mithya, Jeevo Brahmaiva Na Para”.
  • He taught that the Atman ....
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