0 s , ▁he ▁and ▁Go el ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁" v ig orous ▁debate " ▁with ▁the ▁Christian ▁Ash ram ▁movement ▁represented ▁by ▁B ede ▁Griff ith s . ▁Sw ar up ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁thought ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁rev ival ist ▁movement , ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁H indu ▁phil os opher ▁of ▁independent ▁India ' s ▁first ▁half - century . ▁F raw ley ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁" is ▁probably ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁c og ent ▁writer ▁on ▁H indu ism ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century ." ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India , ▁At al ▁Be h ari ▁V aj pay ee , ▁spoke ▁of ▁him ▁as ▁" a ▁representative ▁of ▁India ' s ▁r ishi ▁tradition ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁age ." ▁[ ▁ ▁European ▁pag an ism ▁▁ ▁Sw ar up ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁European ▁Ne op agan ism , ▁and ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁Pr ud ence ▁Jones ▁( ch air person ▁of ▁P agan ▁Federation ) ▁and ▁the ▁P agan ▁author ▁Gu ð r ún ▁Krist ín ▁Magn ú sd ó tt ir . ▁Under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Ram ▁Sw ar up , ▁other ▁H indu ▁rev ival ists ▁also ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁European ▁pag an ism . ▁ ▁Christopher ▁G ér ard ▁( editor ▁of ▁An ta ios , ▁Society ▁for ▁Poly the istic ▁Studies ) ▁said : ▁" R am ▁Sw ar up ▁was ▁the ▁perfect ▁link ▁between ▁H