[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.s10.8 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s10.8 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s10.8 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s10.8) Śaṅkarācārya initially refused to enter into a debate with Bhāratī, the wife of Maṇḍana Miśra, with a male chauvinistic attitude, which was softened when Bhāratī convinced him that debating with her will not be below his dignity — though she is a woman.⁶¹ - [Previous: c5.s10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s10.7) - [Next: c5.s11.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s11.1) - [Up: c5.s10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s10.8) · Pramāṇa