Top 100 name of Sanatan Dharma Researcher

Here are some of the top Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) researchers, scholars, and spiritual thinkers, both historical and contemporary:

Courtesy: Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

Ancient & Classical Scholars:

1. Vyasa – Author of the Mahabharata and compiler of the Vedas
2. Valmiki – Author of the Ramayana
3. Patanjali – Compiler of the Yoga Sutras
4. Adi Shankaracharya – Philosopher and proponent of Advaita Vedanta
5. Ramanujacharya – Proponent of Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
6. Madhvacharya – Founder of Dvaita Vedanta
7. Swami Vidyaranya – Philosopher and Advaita Vedanta scholar
8. Bhaskaracharya – Mathematician and astronomer
9. Aryabhata – Ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer
10. Varahamihira – Ancient Indian astronomer and astrologer

Medieval Saints & Scholars:

11. Tulsidas – Poet and author of Ramcharitmanas
12. Surdas – Poet and devotee of Lord Krishna
13. Kabir Das – Mystic poet and saint
14. Mirabai – Saint and Krishna devotee
15. Goswami Nimbarkacharya – Founder of Nimbarka Sampradaya
16. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu – Bhakti movement saint
17. Basavanna – Founder of Lingayat tradition
18. Dnyaneshwar – Marathi saint and philosopher
19. Eknath – Bhakti saint from Maharashtra
20. Samarth Ramdas – Guru of Shivaji Maharaj

Modern Sanatan Dharma Scholars & Researchers:

21. Swami Vivekananda – Spiritual leader and Vedanta scholar
22. Sri Aurobindo – Philosopher, yogi, and poet
23. Rabindranath Tagore – Poet and spiritual thinker
24. Annie Besant – Theosophist and Hinduism researcher
25. Mahatma Gandhi – Hindu spiritual and political leader
26. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan – Philosopher and former President of India
27. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya – Hindu educationist
28. Swami Sivananda – Founder of Divine Life Society
29. Paramahansa Yogananda – Author of Autobiography of a Yogi
30. Swami Chinmayananda – Founder of Chinmaya Mission
31. Swami Dayananda Saraswati – Founder of Arya Samaj
32. Ram Swarup – Hindu revivalist and philosopher
33. Sita Ram Goel – Historian and writer on Hindu philosophy
34. Koenraad Elst – Indologist and researcher on Hinduism
35. David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri) – American Hindu scholar
36. Dr. K.S. Lal – Historian specializing in Indian history
37. B.B. Lal – Archaeologist and Vedic researcher
38. Subhash Kak – Scientist and researcher of Vedic studies
39. Dr. N.S. Rajaram – Researcher on Vedic civilization
40. Arvind Sharma – Hindu studies scholar

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Spiritual Gurus & Thinkers:

41. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar – Founder of Art of Living
42. Sadhguru (Jaggi Vasudev) – Mystic and Isha Foundation founder
43. Ramdev Baba – Yoga and Ayurveda proponent
44. Shri Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati – Kanchi Shankaracharya
45. Swami Karpatri Maharaj – Hindu traditionalist and scholar
46. Swami Avdheshanand Giri – Hindu spiritual leader
47. Swami Tejomayananda – Head of Chinmaya Mission
48. Acharya Balkrishna – Ayurveda and Hindu philosophy researcher
49. Nithyananda Paramashivam – Controversial spiritual leader
50. Swami Prabhupada (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami) – Founder of ISKCON

Hindu Historians & Writers:

51. R.C. Majumdar – Historian of ancient India
52. Dinesh Agrawal – Vedic science researcher
53. Rajiv Malhotra – Hindu intellectual and writer
54. Michel Danino – Indologist and researcher
55. Konraad Elst – Belgian Indologist and Vedic scholar
56. Meenakshi Jain – Historian and scholar
57. Dr. T.V. Kapali Sastry – Vedic and Upanishadic researcher
58. Sanjeev Sanyal – Indian historian and economist
59. P.N. Oak – Controversial historian on Vedic influence
60. Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author on Hindu mythology

Hindu Nationalist & Cultural Thinkers:

61. V.D. Savarkar – Hindu nationalist and philosopher
62. Deendayal Upadhyaya – Integral humanism theorist
63. K.M. Munshi – Historian and politician
64. Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Philosopher and nationalist
65. Laxman Shastri Joshi – Sanskrit scholar

Contemporary Sanatan Dharma Scholars:

66. Dr. Chandra Bhanu Satpathy – Spiritual leader
67. Neeraj Atri – Researcher on Hindu history
68. Dr. Rangan Ramakrishnan – Vedic studies researcher
69. Shri Nilesh Nilkanth Oak – Historian on Vedic chronology
70. Dr. K.K. Muhammed – Archaeologist on Hindu temples
71. Shatavadhani Ganesh – Sanskrit scholar
72. Dr. B.M. Hegde – Ayurveda and Hindu science researcher
73. Rajeev Srinivasan – Hindu cultural analyst
74. Bharat Gupt – Vedic arts and philosophy scholar
75. Arun Shourie – Hindu historian and journalist
76. Dr. Madhu Kishwar – Hindu feminist and thinker
77. Prof. Shrikant Talageri – Vedic migration theory researcher
78. Dr. Vishwa Adluri – Mahabharata and Hindu philosophy researcher
79. Prof. Subramanian Swamy – Hindu economics and politics expert
80. Dr. Shashibhushan Dasgupta – Tantra and Hinduism scholar

International Scholars on Sanatan Dharma:

81. Stephen Knapp – American Indologist
82. Edwin Bryant – Hinduism professor at Rutgers
83. Nick Sutton – Oxford professor of Hindu studies
84. Dr. Georg Feuerstein – Yoga and Hindu philosophy scholar
85. Alain Daniélou – French Indologist
86. John Stratton Hawley – Bhakti movement researcher
87. Antonio de Nicolas – Vedic studies researcher
88. Dr. Nicholas Kazanas – Sanskrit scholar
89. Klaus Klostermaier – Indologist
90. Mark Dyczkowski – Kashmiri Shaivism expert

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Modern Hindu Saints & Gurus:

91. Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha – Vedic Mathematics scholar
92. Swami Rama – Himalayan tradition teacher
93. Swami Satyananda Saraswati – Bihar School of Yoga founder
94. Swami Rama Tirtha – Vedanta teacher
95. Swami Krishnananda – Vedanta and Yoga scholar
96. Swami Venkatesananda – Ramayana and Yoga scholar
97. Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma) – Spiritual leader
98. Swami Mukundananda – ISKCON-affiliated guru
99. Acharya Prashant – Advaita Vedanta teacher
100. Sadguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami – Founder of Hinduism Today