Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c10.s15.1

c10.s15.1

The intellectual scenario during the period between fifth century BCE to tenth century CE was so much dominated by debates and formulation of *vāda* techniques that many litterateurs were inspired to take up debate as a major theme in their works. Intellectual discourses and poetic vision in such writings go hand in hand.