[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) › c5.2 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.2 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.2 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.2) Right from a hoary past, debates and discussions have helped Indian society to develop democratic values. As long as there was a scope for logic and reasoning, the possibilities of overthrowing authoritarian tendencies remained. S. Radhakrishnan says: - [Previous: c5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.1) - [Next: c5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.3) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.2) · Pramāṇa