Archive · 2 Nov 2025
New Study Explores S. Radhakrishnan's 'The Hindu View of Life'
A new book looks back at a famous talk given by a philosopher named Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan a long time ago.
He talked about Hinduism not just as a religion, but as a way of life that connects people.
The new book's author, Dr. Laxmiprasad, explains how Radhakrishnan tried to build bridges between different cultures, especially between Eastern and Western ideas.
He explains that Hinduism is like an ongoing conversation about beliefs and how to live, rather than strict rules.
The book also highlights how Radhakrishnan saw a difference between the welcoming nature of traditional Hinduism and more divisive ideas.
It explores the idea that knowing things deeply comes from inner understanding, like a special kind of awareness.
The author hopes this study helps us understand how Indian philosophy can teach us to live together peacefully.
Dr. P. V. Laxmiprasad's new study analyzes Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's influential 1926 lectures, 'The Hindu View of Life'.
The study presents Radhakrishnan as a thinker who translated Indian spirituality into a universal language, bridging East and West.
Hinduism is described as a 'way of being,' characterized by moral pluralism and the Advaitic concept of non-dualism.
The book distinguishes between classical Hinduism's inclusive humanism and the exclusivist nature of Hindutva.
Laxmiprasad explores Radhakrishnan's concept of intuition (anubhava) as a profound form of knowledge, connecting individual experience to universal understanding.
- Who
- Dr. P. V. Laxmiprasad
- What
- Published a study analyzing Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's seminal 1926 lectures, 'The Hindu View of Life'
- When
- The study revisits Radhakrishnan's 1926 lectures.
- Where
- The study analyzes lectures originally delivered at Oxford.
- Why
- To re-engage with Radhakrishnan's philosophy and its relevance to cultural understanding, tolerance, and coexistence.
Classical Hinduism
Hindutva
Nature of Hinduism
Classical Hinduism
Presented as an inclusive spiritual humanism and a 'way of being' open to diverse interpretations and moral pluralism.
Hindutva
Characterized by exclusivist, politicised rhetoric.
- Book Title
- S. Radhakrishnan’s The Hindu View of Life: A Study of Cultural Touchstones
- Author
- Dr. P. V. Laxmiprasad
- Original Work
- The Hindu View of Life by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1926)
- Key Concept Explored
- Hinduism as a 'way of being', Advaitic non-dualism, Intuition (anubhava)
- Themes
- Bridging East and West, Moral pluralism, Coexistence