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Recently, Union Home and Cooperation Minister unveiled the Statue of Peace of Swami Ramanujacharya in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the saint’s 216-feet statue (Statue of Equality) in Hyderabad in February 2022.
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About Swami Ramanujacharya
- Swami Ramanujacharya also known as Ramanuja was born in Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur in Vikram Samvat 1074.
- He devoted his whole life to religion, devotion and the Nation.
- He had a deep relationship with Kashmir.
- Ramanujacharya reinterpreted inclusive society, religion and philosophy through the Vishishtadvaita sect.
- He is believed to be the first Hindu acharya to initiate women into ‘sanyasa’ (renunciation of the world).
- Books: He wrote many books, including Sri Bhashya, Vedartha Sangraha and Bhagavad Gita Bhasya.
