Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.2
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.2
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<p style="text-indent: 0;">RIGHT from the inception of Indian civilization, the art of debating was taken up seriously and cultivated assiduously. There are situations of debate described in the Vedic Saṁhitās. The Upaniṣads use the term *brahmodya* for *vāda* and give a number of specimens — great debates revealing with insights of seers and intellectuals.</p>