Pandurang Shastri Athavale (1920-2003) is an Indian guru and social reformer who created the Svadhyaya movement in India. Svadhyaya is the incorporation of the message of the Bhagavad Gita in one's life.
Rev. Pandurang Shashtri Atahvale affectionately called by the members Swadhaya family as Dadaji (namely elder brother), is the founder and pioneer of the perennial Swadhayay process. His personality is not only multidimensional but also enigmatic; containing within itself seemingly contradictory traits. He is the confluence of the best in the eastern and western civilizations. He is also the meeting ground of traditional ancient wisdom and modern scientific, rational humanitarian thought. He combines in him the traits of conservatism as well as radicalism. He is extremely cautious and highly adventurous. He is at home with every section of the society, irrespective of gender, age, caste, creed, community, religion, race, nationality, language, socio-economic status, educational status, etc., and yet taller than any one of them, he is a universal personality.
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