This is for the second time during the foot march that Rahul Gandhi has been compared to a figure on a high pedestal -- first with Lord Ram and now Shankaracharya.
Kerala Minister and Communist leader MB Rajesh stoked a controversy when he claimed that Hindu Vedic philosopher Adi Shankaracharya was an advocate and spokesperson of a "cruel caste system".
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that be it Adi Shankaracharya from hundreds of years ago or Swami Vivekananda in modern times, the saint tradition of India has always been proclaiming 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat'.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 7 (ANI): The Kashmir valley is reverberating with chants of Vedic hymns as a five-day event to commemorate the visit of saint Adi Shankaracharya is being celebrated in Srinagar.
New Delhi [India] April 29 (ANI/SRV): The famous Char Dham yatra has witnessed a slowdown in recent years on account of COVID19 restrictions. With greater control over the devastation and panic created by the pandemic, the government has allowed the yatra to happen this year after a two year
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): The Madras High Court while dismissing a plea against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech delivered during the inauguration of the Samadhi of Adi Shankaracharya, stated that they have gone through the entire speech of the Prime Minister and it "does
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], November 21 (ANI): The "Gaddi" of Adi Shankaracharya was shifted to Pandukeshwar in Joshimath from Badrinath after the closure of portals of Badrinath temple for winter break on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "dedication" to transform the holy site of Kedarnath following the unveiling of Adi Shankaracharya's statue.
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that no words are enough to do justice to the monumental contribution of the great Adi Shankaracharya towards preserving our culture.
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], November 5 (ANI): The statue of Adi Shankaracharya, which was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the premises of the Kedarnath Temple in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, took nine months of continuous work from Arun Yogiraj, the artist behin
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan on Friday said that unveiling the statue of Adi Shankaracharya at the premises of Kedarnath Temple reflects the traditions of the country's 'Sanatan Dharma'.