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Practice and Efficacy of Sri Ramchandra’s Rajayoga
many, presumably Englishmen who were leaving the Country after assignment in service or otherwise. The interesting and regular customer attracted the attention of the brothers and finding their interests had a common base, they became bosom friends. The affection and love that developed between them is a story by itself. He was influenced by them in his understanding of the T amil literature particularly relating to the Alwars of Sri Vaishnavaism and he also shared his philosophy and spirituality with them. The admiration of the friends and the philosopher was mutual and their intimacy of friendship worth emulation. He got both of them later in touch with the Great Master and did yeomen service to them.
He joined the Christian College as a Lecturer in Philosophy in 1930. In 1931 a great scholar Sri P. Nagaraja Rao who specialized in Dvaita Philosophy obtained his Ph.D., in Philosophy from Madras University and is believed to have boasted that the University honored itself by granting him the doctorate. Prof. P .N.Srinivasacharya, a great exponent of the Visistadvaita Philosophy, called Sri.
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