Who were the Charvakas?

In this video, We will outline the popular materialistic philosophy known as "Chārvāk" which thrived in ancient India. We will also look at the probable dating of this atheistic school, its etymology, and associated texts.

Reference for the video:-
1. Sarv Darshan Sangrah translated in Hindi by Professor Umashankar Sharma
2. Sarv Darshan Sangrah translated in English by E.B Cowell and A.E Gough
3. Lokāyata: A study in ancient Indian materialism by Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
4. Bhagwad geeta with commentary of ramsukhdas jee published by Gitapress gorakhpur
5. Valmiki Ramayana published by Gitapress gorakhpur
6. Valmiki Ramayana(Gita super site developed by IIT Kanpur)
7. A short history of Indian materialism, sensationalism and hedonism by DR Sastri
8. A history of Indian philosophy by SN Dasgupta
9. https://youtu.be/Ep5ngsDHMGA?si=YZYAXwVE0kJkLMMQ
10. Vishnu Puran published by Gitapress gorakhpur
11. A short history of Indian materialism, Sensationalism and Hedonism by Dakshina Ranjan Shastri

Credits:-
Research and script by Pushkar Chaudhary.
Inputs on the script by Jay Vardhan Singh

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