▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁trad itions ▁has ▁been ▁highly ▁influ ential , ▁both ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁western ▁world . ▁In ▁India , ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ' s ▁ideas ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁India ▁as ▁a ▁nation - state . ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ' s ▁writ ings ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁h eg em onic ▁status ▁of ▁V ed anta ▁as ▁" the ▁essential ▁world view ▁of ▁H indu ism ". ▁In ▁the ▁western ▁world , ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ' s ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁tradition , ▁and ▁his ▁emphas is ▁on ▁" sp irit ual ▁experience ", ▁made ▁H indu ism ▁more ▁readily ▁accessible ▁for ▁a ▁western ▁audience , ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁H indu ism ▁has ▁on ▁modern ▁spiritual ity : ▁ ▁App rais al ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁has ▁been ▁highly ▁app ra ised . ▁According ▁to ▁Paul ▁Art ur ▁Sch ill p : ▁ ▁And ▁according ▁to ▁Haw ley : ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁and ▁context ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ' s ▁ideas ▁have ▁also ▁received ▁criticism ▁and ▁challeng es , ▁for ▁their ▁per enn ial ist ▁and ▁universal ist ▁claims , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁east – west ▁dich ot omy . ▁ ▁Per enn ial ism ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Rad h ak r ish nan , ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁an ▁underlying ▁" div ine ▁unity " ▁from ▁the ▁se ers ▁of ▁the ▁Up an ish ads ▁up ▁to