Bhagavan Das

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Bhagavan Das (born January 12, 1869 in Varanasi , India , † September 18, 1958 ) was an Indian politician, theosophist and scholar.

Bhagavan Das was born in 1869 into a wealthy merchant family. In 1888, at the age of 19, he obtained a Master of Arts degree in philosophy. Attracted by a speech by Annie Besant , he joined the Theosophical Society (TG) in 1894 and followed the Theosophical Society Adyar (Adyar-TG) after the division of the TG in 1895 . In July 1898 he was involved in the founding of the theosophical Central Hindu College in Benares (today Varanasi ).

Within the Adyar-TG he was an opponent of the cult of Jiddu Krishnamurti and the resulting Order of the Star in the East , which was led by Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater . At times he headed the Indian section of the Adyar-TG.

That supported the campaign of non-cooperation , which led to the boycott of u. a. Banaras Hindu University , which emerged from Central Hindu College , and became a major politician of the Indian National Congress (INC) during this time . He was chairman of the INC Provincial Committee for the United Provinces and a member of the All-India Congress Committee . In 1955 he was awarded the Bharat Ratna for his services to Indian education and to Indian literature .

Bhagavan Das died on September 18, 1958. On his 100th birthday the Indian Post dedicated a commemorative stamp to him.

Works

  • A concordance dictionary to The yoga-sutras of Patanjali . Kaashai, Benares 1938.
  • A few truths about theosophy . in The Theosophist , Adyar September 1889. [1]
  • Ancient solutions of modern problems . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1933.
  • Ancient versus modern "scientific socialism", or, Theosophy and capitalism, fascism, communism . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1934. [2]
  • Annie Besant and the changing world . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1934.
  • Communalism and its cure by theosophy, or spiritual health, the only sure basis of material wealth . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1934. [3]
  • Eugenics, Ethics and Metaphysics . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1930. [4]
  • Indian ideals of women's education . Current Thought Press, Madras 1929. [5]
  • Krishna, a study in the theory of Avataras . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1924.
  • My picture of free India . Indian Book Shop, Benares, et al. 1944. [6]
  • The central Hindu college and Mrs. Besant, the rise of the Alcyone cult . Divine Life Press, London 1913. [7]
  • The dawn of another renaissance . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1931. [8]
  • The essential unity of all religions . Theosophical Press, Wheaton 1939. [9]
  • The Ethico-Psychological Crux in Political Science and Art, or, Who Should be Legislators? . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1931. [10]
  • The fundamental idea of ​​theosophy . Theosophist Office, Madras 1912. [11]
  • The metaphysics and psychology of Theosophy . in The Theosophist , Adyar 1916. [12] and [13]
  • The philosophy of non-co-operation and of spiritual-political swaraj . Tagore & Co., Madras 1922.
  • The psychology of conversion . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1917. [14]
  • The religion of theosophy . Theosophist Office, Madras 1911. [15]
  • The science of peace, an attempt at an exposure of the first principles of the science of the self . Theosophical Publishing House, Benares et al. 1904. [16]
  • The science of religion, or, Sanatana vaidika dharma, an attempt at an exposition of principles . Indian Book Shop, Benares 1948.
  • The Science Of Social Organization, or, The Laws Of Manu In The Light Of Atma Vidya . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1935. [17]
  • The science of social organization, or, The laws of Manu in the light of Theosophy . Theosophist Office, Adyar 1910. [18]
  • The science of the emotions . Theosophical Publishing House, Benares et al. 1908. [19]
  • The spiritualization of the science of politics by Brahma-vidya . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1919.
  • The superphysics of the Great War . Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar 1916.

literature

  • Katherine Browning: An epitome of the "science of the emotions", a summary of the work of Pandit Bhagavan Das . Theosophical Publishing House, London 1925.
  • PT Raju: Structural Depths of Indian Thought . State University of New York Press, Albany (NY) 1985, ISBN 978-1-4384-1678-6 , pp. 550-552

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personal data
SURNAME That, Bhagavan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian politician, theosophist and scholar
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Varanasi
DATE OF DEATH September 18, 1958