[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) › c12.2 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c12.2 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c12.2 - **Language:** English ### [c12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.2) \*Vāda\* served as a means for seeking democratic rights and justice. The debate of Draupadī, Vidura and Vikarṇa on one side and Duryodhana, Karṇa, etc. on the other; or the most heated debate between Śakuntalā and Duṣṣanta as described in the second chapter of this work can be cited as examples. - [Previous: c12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.1) - [Next: c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.3) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c12.2) · Pramāṇa