[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.s2.1 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s2.1 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s2.1 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s2.1) Śvetaketu, who is being discussed in the next chapter here, is the first person to have raised a voice of protest against sexual exploitation of women. He also introduced a revolutionary change in the social practices. The Cārvākas always served as a protestant group that questions the prevailing norms and lifestyles (see Chaps. 2 and 4). - [Previous: c5.s1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s1.10) - [Next: c5.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s2.2) - [Up: c5.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s2.1) · Pramāṇa