PHILOSOPHER

Narayana Guru

1855 - 1928

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Sree Narayana Guru (IPA: [nɑːrɑːjɐɳɐ guˈru]) (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality. A quote of his that defined his movement was "one caste, one religion, and one god for all human beings." He is the author of the Advaita poem Daiva Dasakam, which is one of the most used poem in Kerala for community prayer. French philosopher and Nobel prize laureate for literature , Romain Rolland described Narayana guru as ‘Jnani of Karma’, noting that he exemplified how faith could be used to bring about social change. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Narayana Guru is the 801st most popular philosopher (down from 551st in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from India (down from 187th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Indian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Narayana Guru ranks 801 out of 1,267. Before him are Henry of Ghent, Nikolai Amosov, Jean-Luc Marion, Yun Hyu, Melchor Cano, and Lie Yukou. After him are Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Axiothea of Phlius, Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, and Hayashi Razan.

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Among people born in 1855, Narayana Guru ranks 42. Before him are Xu Shichang, Eduard Meyer, Evelyn De Morgan, Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Pavlos Kountouriotis, and James S. Sherman. After him are Alexandre Darracq, Giovanni Pascoli, Marie Corelli, Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., and Christian Bohr. Among people deceased in 1928, Narayana Guru ranks 49. Before him are Léon Duguit, Hermann Sudermann, Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Roman Steinberg, Eglantyne Jebb, and Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. After him are Medardo Rosso, Hannah Chaplin, Karl Röderer, Adolphe Appia, Gustave Ador, and Edward Walter Maunder.

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In India

Among people born in India, Narayana Guru ranks 343 out of 1,861. Before him are Kalpana Chawla (1961), Asima Chatterjee (1917), Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Amrapali (-450), Sikandar Jah (1768), and Lindsay Anderson (1923). After him are Girija Prasad Koirala (1924), Inayat Khan (1882), Eknath (1533), Mala Sinha (1936), Rani Durgavati (1524), and Nargis (1929).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Narayana Guru ranks 33. Before him are Dignāga (480), Hemachandra (1089), Ravidas (1450), Vallabha (1479), Thiruvalluvar (350), and Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897). After him are Eknath (1533), Rishabhanatha (null), Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700), Jaimini (-390), Debendranath Tagore (1817), and Sarada Devi (1853).

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