Practical Vedanta Movement: Prasthanatraya widened to “Panch-Shastra”

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While performing the last rites of his mother (in the face of opposition from other Vedantins), Shankaracharya must have realized that some of the Vedantic messages were not practical . In 1823, Rammohun Roy was deeply hurt to see Vedantic scholars promoting escapism . In 1896, Swami Vivekananda gave talk on his vision of Practical Vedanta, to fulfil which he established, in 1897, Ramakrishna Mission as a non- political organization. The scope of Practical Vedanta was widened in the 20th century, by the contributions of Tilak-Aurobindo-Tagore-Gandhi. This pioneering book studies not only these five contributions, but also three later ones, the most recent being the campaign for “Living Vedanta”. Finally, specific suggestions are put forward to answer the question: What does Practical Vedanta means today?