The book is an academic endeavour on a variety of themes encompassing History, Society, Religions, Vedas, Upanishads and Epics. It also studies the movements led by various personalities enjoying places of prominence in their respective fields. Besides the major tenets of different religions, the book discusses more than thirty philosophies representing various shades of thought--classified into five broad categories: (i) Saddarsanas or Six Visions, inspired by ...