NEW DELHI, July 7: Union HM Amit Shah, while unveiling the ‘Statue of Peace’ of Swami Ramanujacharya in Srinagar, J&K via video-conferencing said, “this will be a message of peace in not only Kashmir but the whole country… Gujarat govt, too, will install a Ramanujacharya statue next year”.
Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic philosopher and social reformer. He traveled across India, advocating equality and social justice. Ramanujacharya revived the Bhakti movement, and his preachings inspired other Bhakti schools of thought. He is considered to be the inspiration for poets like Annamacharya, Bhakta Ramdas, Thyagaraja, Kabir, and Meerabai.
