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Subjects Of Study	atman • karma

Shankara

Shankara

Indian philosopher

Antal

Indian poet

Ramanuja

Ramanuja

Hindu theologian and philosopher

Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath

Hindu monk and Indian politician

Ram Mohan Roy

Ram Mohan Roy

Indian religious leader

Ramakrishna

Ramakrishna

Hindu religious leader

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet

(From left) Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal

Lala Lajpat Rai

Indian writer and politician

Kabir

Indian mystic and poet

Meera Mandir

Mira Bai

Hindu mystic

Dayananda Sarasvati

Hindu leader

Keshab Chunder Sen

Hindu philosopher and social reformer

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Hindu and Indian nationalist

Shridhara

Hindu mathematician

Ramana Maharshi

Hindu philosopher

Vivekananda

Vivekananda

Hindu leader

Vinoba Bhave

Indian social reformer

Tulsidas

Indian poet

Chaitanya

Chaitanya

Hindu mystic

Madhva

Hindu philosopher