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Shashi Tharoor says Sree Narayana Guru’s legacy must reach beyond South India

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 9 (UNI) Congress MP and author Shashi Tharoor has said he wrote the biography “The Sage Who Reimagined Hinduism: The Life, Lessons and Legacy of Sree Narayana Guru” with the clear objective of taking the Guru’s ideas and legacy beyond South India. Speaking at the Kerala Legislative Assembly International Book Festival during the session titled “Distances Traversed Through Words,” Tharoor, in conversation with N E Sudheer, said his years as the Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram helped him realise how deeply Sree Narayana Guru is revered by the people of Kerala. “In many places, the Guru is worshipped almost like a deity.

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Key Highlights

  • But outside South India, very few people truly know about him.
  • That gap needs to be addressed,” he said.
  • Tharoor stressed the need to market the book effectively and called for its translation not only into English and Malayalam but also into other Indian languages, so that people across the country could learn about the Guru.
  • He also noted that Sree Narayana Guru was the first person in India’s census history to write “human being” in the column meant for caste.
  • On Indian politics, Tharoor said he considers Jawaharlal Nehru the founder of Indian democracy.
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