Namaste: A Comprehensive Analysis of India’s Sacred Greeting Tradition—Unity in Diversity Through a Timeless Gesture

Professor Dr. Harikumar Pallathadka, Professor Dr. Parag Deb Roy Abstract- This paper celebrates the profound and multifaceted Indian greeting of "namaste" through interdisciplinary lenses including historical, linguistic, philosophical, anthropological, and sociological frameworks. By harmoniously synthesizing textual evidence from Vedic and Puranic sources with contemporary ethnographic observations, this study illuminates the magnificent evolution of namaste from

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International Journal for Research Trends in Social Science & Humanities.
Published
2025-03-15
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https://doi.org/10.61463/ijrtssh.vol.3.issue2.143
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Indian History and Philosophy
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Namaste: A Comprehensive Analysis of India’s Sacred Greeting Tradition—Unity in Diversity Through a Timeless Gesture

Harikumar Pallathadka
International Journal for Research Trends in Social Science & Humanities.
Indian History and Philosophy
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Namaste: A Comprehensive Analysis of India’s Sacred Greeting Tradition—Unity in Diversity Through a Timeless Gesture

Harikumar Pallathadka
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Professor Dr. Harikumar Pallathadka, Professor Dr. Parag Deb Roy Abstract- This paper celebrates the profound and multifaceted Indian greeting of "namaste" through interdisciplinary lenses including historical, linguistic, philosophical, anthropological, and sociological frameworks. By harmoniously synthesizing textual evidence from Vedic and Puranic sources with contemporary ethnographic observations, this study illuminates the magnificent evolution of namaste from

International Journal for Research Trends in Social Science & Humanities.Vol. 3(2)
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