Pandurang Shastri Athavale

Pandurang Shastri Athavale an Indian social activist, social reformer, educator, orator, philosopher, spiritual leader.

Also known as Dada or Dadaji.

Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient.

National Integration Award recipient.

Founder of the ‘Swadhyaya Movement’, also known as the ‘Swadhyaya Parivar’ (Swadhyaya Family), is the spiritual and social reform movement.

Through the movemet, his teachings based on the Bhagavad Gita spread to millions of people across India and many other countries.

He was noted for his discourses on the Bhagavad Gita, the Vedas, and the Upanishads.
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