Tag: Gargi

It’s not often that I run into Gargi, but today was such a day. We chatted, and predictably, the topic turned to Hinduism. Gargi is clearly passionate about matters of faith, and she launched right into it. “Hinduism, it is simplicity itself,” she said. “There are only a few ...

Roughly dated back to 800–500 BCE, Gargi was born as an intellectual prodigy to the sage Vachaknu. She was born into a lineage of sages and was named after her ancestor, Sage Garga. She was a young scholar of some of the most sacred Vedic texts, like the Vedas. The beauty of the Vedas is th...