[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c11.s8.10 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s8.10 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s8.10 - **Language:** English ### [c11.s8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.s8.10) Rajendralal Mitra became an icon in the whole intellectual and political movement that was struggling hard to establish an Indian identity and challenging the Euro-centric interpretations of Indian culture. Mitra criticized the Weber's view that \*Rāmāyaṇa\* was composed under the influence of Homer's \*Iliad\* and wrote sarcastically: - [Previous: c11.s8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.s8.9) - [Next: c11.s8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.s8.11) - [Up: c11.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.s8) ## Cites (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.s8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c11.s8.10) · Pramāṇa