UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2019 · Q6(a) · 20 marks
Assess the statement that 'the philosophy of Shankaracharya revolutionised religious thoughts in India’.
- Chapter
- Cultural Traditions in India, 750-1200
- Topic
- Shankaracharya and Vedanta
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