[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.s7.6 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s7.6 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s7.6 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s7.6) \*Samāja\* is a community hall. \*Kathā\* is a discussion which is taken up when a \*goṣṭhī\* (group, circle) meets. \*Kathās\* and \*goṣṭhīs\* could be held in \*samāja\* or during a trip outside the town. Vātsyāyana has laid down the norms with a view to avoid unsavoury episodes and violence in \*kathās\* and \*goṣṭhīs\*. He says: - [Previous: c5.s7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s7.5) - [Next: c5.s7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s7.7) - [Up: c5.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s7.6) · Pramāṇa