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Gargi Vachaknavi

700 BC - Today

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Gargi Vachaknavi (Sans: गार्गी वाचक्नवी (Devanagari); Gārgī Vāchaknavī (HK)) was an ancient Hindu sage and philosopher. In Vedic literature, she is honoured as a great natural philosopher, renowned expounder of the Vedas, and known as Brahmavadini, a person with knowledge of Brahma Vidya. In the Sixth and the eighth Brahmana of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, her name is prominent as she participates in the brahmayajna, a philosophic debate organized by King Janaka of Videha, during which she challenges the sage Yajnavalkya with perplexing questions on the issue of atman (soul). She remained celibate all her life and was venerated by Hindus. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gargi Vachaknavi is the 422nd most popular philosopher (up from 803rd in 2019). (up from 1,869th in 2019)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gargi Vachaknavi ranks 422 out of 1,267. Before her are Alain de Benoist, Adolf von Harnack, Masanobu Fukuoka, John Toland, Yi Hwang, and Étienne Gilson. After her are Dong Zhongshu, Timon of Phlius, Michael J. Sandel, Pavel Florensky, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, and Antiochus of Ascalon.

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Among people born in 700 BC, Gargi Vachaknavi ranks 19. Before her are Phalaris, Necho I, Periander, Psamtik II, Cypselus, and Sin-shumu-lishir. After her are Phraortes, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Cylon of Athens, Pheidon, Harpagus, and Tanaquil.

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