Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s12.4

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Pt. Jwala Prasad, the author of *Dayānandatimirabhāskara* has been challenging Dayananda on public platforms. Tulasi Ram wrote *Bhāskārābhāsa* as a strong rejoinder to *Dayānandatimirabhāskara*. Bhavani Prasad Nambaradar of Devarikalan, a village in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh issued a critique of *Bhāskārābhāsa* in his *Bhāskarābhāsanivāraṇa* (1901).⁹² Pt. Bhimsen carried the tirade of *sanātanīs* further. Nityanand Brahmachari used to enter into debates with Pt. Jwala Prasad. Several sessions of *śāstrārtha* by Pt. Bhimsen with Nityanand and other Arya Samajis were organized at Madhav Bagh, Mumbai between 1901-10: at Delhi (1900), Agra (1901), Alipur (Punjab) in 1902 and Munger in 1904.⁹³