Gangesha Upadhyaya

Gangesha Upadhyaya was a renowned Indian philosopher and logician from the 13th century. He is best known for founding the Navya Nyāya school of logic, which focused on precise reasoning and epistemology—the study of knowledge. His most famous work, the "Tattva-Chintāmaṇi," deeply analyzes how we perceive, infer, and understand reality. Gangesha's contributions helped shape Indian philosophical thought by emphasizing rigorous analysis and logical clarity, influencing both his contemporaries and later thinkers in Indian logic and philosophy.