[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) › c2.6 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c2.6 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c2.6 - **Language:** English ### [c2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c2.6) During the days of the Pallava Renaissance, there was a close interconnection between the learned brāhmaṇas of Kerala and the Pallava court at Kāñcī. It is worth noting that Cheramān Perumāl, who could have been a contemporary of Śaṅkara or of his disciples, is said to have taken an interest in diverse religious faiths including Christianity and Islam. A story even relates to his conversion to Islam and pilgrimage to Mecca. He is also said to have partitioned Kerala in deference to Śaṅkara’s prescriptions.² - [Previous: c2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c2.5) - [Next: c2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c2.7) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c2.6) · Pramāṇa