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The book is an academic endeavour on a variety of themes encompassing History, Society, Religions, Vedas, Upanishads and Epics. It also studies the movements led by various personalities enjoying places of prominence in their respective fields. Besides the major tenets of different religions, the book discusses more than thirty philosophies representing various shades of thought—classified into five broad categories: (i) Saddarsanas or Six Visions, inspired by the Vedas, are independent in approach and argument though not isolated from one another; (ii) Sramanas (Strivers) philosophies emerged in the 6th century BC. Their proponents were, by and large, empiricists who used experience and observation as a source of knowledge; (iii) The Modern philosophies in Hindusim emanated from the movements of revival of this religion through reformist organisations like Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj, and Theosophical Society, etc.; (iv) The Upanishadic philosophies mainly revolve around the concepts of Self—the individual, and Absolute—God Almighty; (v) Finally, the philosophies of different religions are based on faith and practices propounded by their respective founders or their successors.