TY  - ADVS
AU  - Iyer, G. V.,
AU  - Balamurali Krishna, M.,
ED  - National Film Development Corporation of India.
TI  - Adi Shankaracharya =: Ādi Śaṅkarācāryaḥ 
PY  - 1982///
CY  - Mumbai
PB  - National Film Development Corporation
KW  - Śaṅkarācārya
KW  - Śaṅkarācārya.
KW  - Hindu philosophers
KW  - Drama
KW  - fast
KW  - Biographical films
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Feature films
N1  - Copyright notice on disc: National Film Development Corporation Ltd; "Cinemas of India"--Container; "Collector's edition"--Container; Originally released theatrically in 1983; Summary taken from container; Music, M. Balamurali Krishna ; camera, Madhu Ambat ; editor, V.R.K. Prasad; S.D. Banerjee, M.V. Narayana Rao, Manjunath Bhatt, OL.V. Sharada Rao, Leela Narayana Rao
N2  - By the end of the 8th century, Hindu thought and philosophy had acquired several obscurities and inconsistencies and faced a challenge from other heterodox sects and Buddhism. Born in Kerala, Shankaracharya arrived on the religious scene around this time. As a boy, he was instructed in the religious life by his father and made to practice the prevalent rituals. His father's death, however, compelled him to think deeply about life and death, the body and the soul. With his mother's approval, Shankaracharya decided to lead a life of austerity. donning the robes of the renouncer, he set out on a journey in the quest of truth, a journey which would take him across the sub-continent. Shankaracharya furthered the school of Vedantic thought and proopgated the Advaita (Monism) philosophy, eventually leading to the establishment of the four famous learning centre in the corners of India
ER  -