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	==Swadhyaya Parivar==		==Swadhyaya Parivar==
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	The philosophy of original VEDIC DHARMA is the base of this movement.		The philosophy of original VEDIC DHARMA is the base of this movement.
	[[Swadhyaya Parivar]] established itself in [[India]] in 1978 with adherents meeting every Sunday, where prayers were sung and a video recording of Athavale was played.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Diwanji\|first1=Amberish K.\|title=Applause and abuse as Athavale is awarded the Templeton prize\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/may/08swad.htm\|access-date=2 May 2017\|publisher=Rediff.com\|date=8 May 1997}}</ref> Swadhyaya, which closely translates to "study of the self" is a process based upon Vedic philosophy, and the members of the Parivar are called "Swadhyayees". Over the years, Athavale's followers have taken the Bhagawad Gita's concepts of Indwelling God and God's universal love, to millions of people: transcending caste, socioeconomic barriers, and religious differences. Athavale personally visited tens of thousands of villages (on foot and rented bicycles), and his brothers and sisters (swadhyayees) went to every house personally and established a selfless relationship with each family and went house to house to spread Gita's thoughts. adherents have followed suit to roughly 100,000 villages across India, and at least 34 nations across the globe. Dadaji In these villages, Athavale started various experiments (Prayogs) to impart social activism by means of a god-centric devotion, including cooperative farming, fishing and tree-planting projects in the spirit of collective, divine labour (bhakti), somewhat similar to the [[Antigonish Movement]] in Canada. Swadhyayees aim to fulfill Athavale's vision of eradicating the world's problems by creating a global family united under the principle of a universal blood maker. He felt that the universality of the Bhagavad Gita allows for it to a guide to all of humanity. As such, its thoughts should reach unto the last person. Today, the millions of adherents can be found on every habitable continent in over 35 countries including the Caribbean, Americas, Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and Africa. It is the Swadhyaya Parivar's mission to complete Rev. Athavale's vision of a ''"Universal Brotherhood under the Divine Fatherhood of God."''<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3DB1230F935A35750C0A961958260 Leader of Spiritual Movement Wins $1.2 Million Religion Prize] ''[[The New York Times]]'', 6 March 1997.</ref>		[[Swadhyaya Parivar]] established itself in [[India]] in 1978 with adherents meeting every Sunday, where prayers were sung and a video recording of Athavale was played.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Diwanji\|first1=Amberish K.\|title=Applause and abuse as Athavale is awarded the Templeton prize\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/may/08swad.htm\|access-date=2 May 2017\|publisher=Rediff.com\|date=8 May 1997}}</ref> Swadhyaya, which closely translates to "study of the self" is a process based upon Vedic philosophy, and the members of the Parivar are called "Swadhyayees". Over the years, Athavale's followers have taken the Bhagawad Gita's concepts of Indwelling God and God's universal love, to millions of people: transcending caste, socioeconomic barriers, and religious differences. Athavale personally visited tens of thousands of villages (on foot and rented bicycles), and his brothers and sisters (swadhyayees) went to every house personally and established a selfless relationship with each family and went house to house to spread Gita's thoughts. adherents have followed suit to roughly 100,000 villages across India, and at least 34 nations across the globe. Dadaji In these villages, Athavale started various experiments (Prayogs) to impart social activism by means of a god-centric devotion, including cooperative farming, fishing and tree-planting projects in the spirit of collective, divine labour (bhakti), somewhat similar to the [[Antigonish Movement]] in Canada. Swadhyayees aim to fulfill Athavale's vision of eradicating the world's problems by creating a global family united under the principle of a universal blood maker. He felt that the universality of the Bhagavad Gita allows for it to a guide to all of humanity. As such, its thoughts should reach unto the last person. Today, the millions of adherents can be found on every habitable continent in over 35 countries including the Caribbean, Americas, Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and Africa. It is the Swadhyaya Parivar's mission to complete Rev. Athavale's vision of a ''"Universal Brotherhood under the Divine Fatherhood of God."''<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3DB1230F935A35750C0A961958260 Leader of Spiritual Movement Wins $1.2 Million Religion Prize] ''[[The New York Times]]'', 6 March 1997.</ref>

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	==Works==		==Works==
	* There are multiple books based on dadaji's pravachan based on Vedic Stotras, The Geeta, and Ramayan. His famous books are Valmiki Ramayan, Geeta Amrutam, Homage to Saints, Prathana Preeti, Tulsidal,~~sanskruti chintan~~(describing about the appropriate definations of culture and dharma),~~vijigishu jivanvad~~ and many more. Written in multiple languages like Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, and Sanskrit ''The Systems: The Way and the Work'' (Swadhyaya: The Unique Philosophy of Life), by Shri Pandurang Vaijnath Athavale Shastri (Dada).		* There are multiple books based on dadaji's pravachan based on Vedic Stotras, The Geeta, and Ramayan. His famous books are Valmiki Ramayan, Geeta Amrutam, Homage to Saints, Prathana Preeti, Tulsidal, Sanskruti Pujan (describing about the appropriate definations of culture and dharma), Vijigishu Jivanvad and many more. Written in multiple languages like Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, and Sanskrit ''The Systems: The Way and the Work'' (Swadhyaya: The Unique Philosophy of Life), by Shri Pandurang Vaijnath Athavale Shastri (Dada).


	== Awards & Prize ==		== Awards & Prize ==
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	* [http://dadaji.net dadaji.net]		* [http://dadaji.net dadaji.net]
	* [http://www.swadhyay.org/ swadhyay.org]		* [http://www.swadhyay.org/ swadhyay.org]
	*[https://www.swadhyay.online swadhyay.online]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100404233521/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyAthavalePan.htm Ramon magsaysay site introduction of Pandurang Shastri Athavale]
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100404233521/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyAthavalePan.htm Ramon magsaysay site introduction of Pandurang Shastri Athavale]
	* [http://www.templetonprize.org/previouswinner.html#sathavale Templeton award web-site referencing Pandurang Shastri Athavale's work]		* [http://www.templetonprize.org/previouswinner.html#sathavale Templeton award web-site referencing Pandurang Shastri Athavale's work]
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100118041913/http://www.lifepositive.com/spirit/new-age-catalysts/athavale/athavale-shastri.asp An article by a well-known writer Suma Varughese]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100118041913/http://www.lifepositive.com/spirit/new-age-catalysts/athavale/athavale-shastri.asp An article by a well-known writer Suma Varughese]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1920|10|19}}
| birth_place = [[Roha]], Bombay State, [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2003|10|25|1920|10|19}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra, India
| other_names = Dadaji<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swadhyay.org/|title= Swadhyay Pariwar |work=swadhyay.org}}</ref>
| known for = [[Swadhyaya Parivar]] , Activist Philosopher, Spiritual Teacher, [[Spiritual Leader]]
| spouse = Nirmala Tai Athavale
| parents = Vaijnath Shastri Athavale (Father)
Parvati Athavale (Mother)
| awards = {{ublist |1999 [[Padma Vibhushan]] |1997 [[Templeton Prize]]|1996 [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]]|1986 [[Vision of God]]|1992 [[Lokmanya Tilak Award]]|1996 [[National Integration Award]]}}
| children = [[Jayshree Talwalkar]]

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'''Pandurang Shastri Athavale''' (19 October 1920 – 25 October 2003), also known as '''Dadaji''', which literally translates as "elder brother" in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], was an Indian activist, philosopher, spiritual leader, social revolutionary,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021220159/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-11-12/pune/27174589_1_rich-tributes-swadhyaya-movement-scholar Tributes paid to founder of Swadhyaya movement] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 12 November 2003.</ref> and religion reformist, who founded the [[Swadhyaya Parivar]] (Swadhyaya Family) in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeinlegacy.com/2003/WIR20031101.html#D29|title=Life in Legacy – Week of 11/1/2003|work=lifeinlegacy.com}}</ref> '''Swadhyaya''' is a self-study process based on the [[Bhagavad Gita]] which has spread across nearly 100,000 villages in India,<ref>[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970305&slug=2527079 Spiritualist from India is honored with religion's Templeton Prize] ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', 5 March 1997.</ref><ref>''Contemporary Hinduism: Ritual, Culture, and Practice'', by Robin Rinehart. Published by ABC-CLIO, 2004. {{ISBN|1-57607-905-8}}. ''Page 375''</ref> with five million adherents.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/yearinreview/2003/nationworld/passages.html Year in Review – 2003 – Passages] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313102227/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/yearinreview/2003/nationworld/passages.html |date=13 March 2009 }} ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', 29 December 2003.</ref> Noted for his discourses on the [[Bhagavad Gita]], the [[Vedas]] and the [[Upanishads]], Dadaji is also known for his selfless work and brilliant knowledge in scriptures.

==Early life==

Pandurang Vaijnath Athavale was born on 19 of October 1920 in [[Chitpavan Brahmin]] Family in the village of [[Roha]] in Maharashtra (Konkan), [[India]]. He was one of five children born to the Sanskrit teacher Vaijanath Shastri Athavale and his wife [[Parvatibai Athavale|Parvati Athavale]].<ref name=raf/>

When Athavale was twelve years old, his father set up an independent course of study for the young boy. Thus, Athavale was taught in a system very similar to that of the [[Tapovan]] system of ancient India. In 1942, he started to give discourses at the ''Srimad Bhagavad Gita Pathshala, Madhavbaug, Mumbai", a center set up by his father in 1926.<ref name=raf/>''

Athavale read diligently in the Royal Asiatic Library for a period of 14 years; at a young age, he was well-known to have read every piece of non-fiction literature (ranging from Marx's philosophy to Whitehead's writings to ancient Indian philosophy). In 1954, he attended the Second World Philosophers' Conference, held in Japan. There, Athavale presented the concepts of Vedic ideals and the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. Many participants were impressed by his ideas but wanted evidence of such ideals being put into practice in India. Nobel Prize–winning physicist Dr. Arthur Holly Compton was particularly enchanted with Athavale's ideas and offered him a lucrative opportunity in the United States, where he could spread his ideas. Athavale politely declined,<ref name=raf>[http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyAthavalePan.htm Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404233521/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyAthavalePan.htm |date=4 April 2010 }} ''[[Ramon Magsaysay Award]]'' website.</ref> saying that he had much to accomplish in his native India, where he planned to demonstrate to the world a model community peacefully practising and spreading Vedic thoughts and the message of the Bhagavad Gita.

==Swadhyaya Parivar==
[[File:Pandurang Shastri Athavale-Templeton Prize 1997.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Pandurang Shastri Athavale receiving the [[Templeton Prize]] for Progress in Religion, from [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]] at a public ceremony held in [[Westminster Abbey]], 6 May 1997]]
The philosophy of original VEDIC DHARMA is the base of this movement.
[[Swadhyaya Parivar]] established itself in [[India]] in 1978 with adherents meeting every Sunday, where prayers were sung and a video recording of Athavale was played.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Diwanji|first1=Amberish K.|title=Applause and abuse as Athavale is awarded the Templeton prize|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/may/08swad.htm|access-date=2 May 2017|publisher=Rediff.com|date=8 May 1997}}</ref> Swadhyaya, which closely translates to "study of the self" is a process based upon Vedic philosophy, and the members of the Parivar are called "Swadhyayees". Over the years, Athavale's followers have taken the Bhagawad Gita's concepts of Indwelling God and God's universal love, to millions of people: transcending caste, socioeconomic barriers, and religious differences. Athavale personally visited tens of thousands of villages (on foot and rented bicycles), and his brothers and sisters (swadhyayees) went to every house personally and established a selfless relationship with each family and went house to house to spread Gita's thoughts. adherents have followed suit to roughly 100,000 villages across India, and at least 34 nations across the globe. Dadaji In these villages, Athavale started various experiments (Prayogs) to impart social activism by means of a god-centric devotion, including cooperative farming, fishing and tree-planting projects in the spirit of collective, divine labour (bhakti), somewhat similar to the [[Antigonish Movement]] in Canada. Swadhyayees aim to fulfill Athavale's vision of eradicating the world's problems by creating a global family united under the principle of a universal blood maker. He felt that the universality of the Bhagavad Gita allows for it to a guide to all of humanity. As such, its thoughts should reach unto the last person. Today, the millions of adherents can be found on every habitable continent in over 35 countries including the Caribbean, Americas, Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and Africa. It is the Swadhyaya Parivar's mission to complete Rev. Athavale's vision of a ''"Universal Brotherhood under the Divine Fatherhood of God."''<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9902E3DB1230F935A35750C0A961958260 Leader of Spiritual Movement Wins $1.2 Million Religion Prize] ''[[The New York Times]]'', 6 March 1997.</ref>

==Death==
Athavale died at the age of 83 of cardiac arrest on 25 October 2003, in Mumbai, India.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/oct/25maha.htm Social reformer Pandurang Shastri Athavale dead] ''[[Rediff]]'', 25 October 2003</ref> He was cremated on the evening of 26 October at Tattvagyan Vidyapeeth in the [[Thane district]], where hundreds of thousands of mourners had paid their respects to him over a period of 24 hours.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121022235553/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-10-26/mumbai/27184302_1_swadhyaya-movement-pandurang-shastri-athavale-cremation Pandurang Sahstri Athavale cremated] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 26 October 2003.</ref> Subsequently, his ashes were immersed at [[Ujjain]], [[Pushkar]], [[Haridwar]], [[Kurukshetra]], [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Jagannath Puri]], and lastly at [[Rameshwaram]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070707054823/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/29/stories/2006062915130200.htm Self-respect as key to universal brotherhood] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 29 June 2006.</ref>

==Popular culture==
In 1991 [[Shyam Benegal]] created and directed the film ''[[Antarnaad]]'' (The Inner Voice), based on Athavale's [[Swadhyaya]] movements or Prayogs, starring [[Shabana Azmi]] and [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]], among others.<ref>{{IMDb title|0155499|Antarnaad}}</ref> In 2004 Abir Bazaz directed the documentary ''Swadhyaya'', based on the life and works of Athavale.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040905/spectrum/main2.htm A week-long festival of documentaries in New Delhi] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 5 September 2004.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psbt.org/screening/movie_review/248|title=Public Service Broadcasting Trust|work=psbt.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426051319/http://www.psbt.org/screening/movie_review/248|archive-date=26 April 2009}}</ref>

==Works==
* There are multiple books based on dadaji's pravachan based on Vedic Stotras, The Geeta, and Ramayan. His famous books are Valmiki Ramayan, Geeta Amrutam, Homage to Saints, Prathana Preeti, Tulsidal,sanskruti chintan(describing about the appropriate definations of culture and dharma),vijigishu jivanvad and many more. Written in multiple languages like Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, and Sanskrit ''The Systems: The Way and the Work'' (Swadhyaya: The Unique Philosophy of Life), by Shri Pandurang Vaijnath Athavale Shastri (Dada).

== Awards & Prize ==
He was awarded the [[Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion]] in 1997<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CE5DC1330F935A35750C0A961958260 Indian Spiritualist Honored] ''[[The New York Times]]'', 6 March 1997.</ref> and the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] in 1996 for ''Community Leadership'', along with India's second highest civilian honour, the [[Padma Vibhushan]] Award, in 1999. He also won the Rashtrabhusan award given to him by the FIE foundation for Progress in Religion.<ref>[http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php Padma Vibhushan Official listings] ''[[Govt. of India]]'' website.</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
[https://www.swadhyay.online Swadhyay pariwar Gujarati website]

==Further reading==
* ''Vital Connections: Self, Society, God : Perspectives on Swadhyaya'', by Raj Krishan Srivastava. 1998; Weatherhill, {{ISBN|0-8348-0408-5}}.
* ''Self-Development and Social Transformations?: The Vision and Practice of the Self-Study Mobilization of Swadhyaya'', by Ananta Kumar Giri. Lexington Books. 2008. {{ISBN|0-7391-1198-1}}.
* ''Role of the swadhyaya parivar in socioeconomic changes among the tribals of Khedasan: A case study'', by Vimal P Shah. Gujarat Institute of Development Research, 1998. {{ISBN|81-85820-53-8}}.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=ytOHbLdtSY4C&pg=PA109&dq=Swadhyaya+Movement&lr=&sig=ACfU3U31eRJBs3AN1el-gtY0g0T73uPBSg Swadhyay Movement] ''Living Religions: An Encyclopaedia of the World's Faiths'', by Mary Pat Fisher. Published by I.B.Tauris, 1996. {{ISBN|1-86064-148-2}}, ''Page 109''.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=09ens2qGXZUC&pg=PA1&dq=Swadhyay+Movement&lr=&sig=ACfU3U0Uy2QrT7N6od45sWGP7Y0tw8-HsA Swadhyaya: A Movement Experience in India – August 2003] ''Visions of Development: Faith-based Initiatives'', by Wendy Tyndale. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006. {{ISBN|0-7546-5623-3}}. ''Page 1''.

== External links ==
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* [http://dadaji.net dadaji.net]
* [http://www.swadhyay.org/ swadhyay.org]
*[https://www.swadhyay.online swadhyay.online]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100404233521/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyAthavalePan.htm Ramon magsaysay site introduction of Pandurang Shastri Athavale]
* [http://www.templetonprize.org/previouswinner.html#sathavale Templeton award web-site referencing Pandurang Shastri Athavale's work]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100118041913/http://www.lifepositive.com/spirit/new-age-catalysts/athavale/athavale-shastri.asp An article by a well-known writer Suma Varughese]
* [http://www.sptimes.com/2002/06/29/news_pf/NorthPinellas/Hindu_movement_cultiv.shtml By WAVENEY ANN MOORE, Times Staff Writer © St. Petersburg Times, published] 29 June 2002
* [http://www.stnews.org/News-733.htm In rural India, quiet introspection has outward effects] By Chhavi Sachdev in ''[[Science & Theology News]]'', July 2004

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