an ▁Roy ▁( 1 7 7 2 – 1 8 3 3 ). ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ▁( 1 8 6 3 – 1 9 0 2 ) ▁was ▁very ▁influ ential ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁H indu ▁reform ▁movements ▁and ▁in ▁bringing ▁the ▁world view ▁to ▁the ▁West . ▁Through ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Indians ▁like ▁V ive kan anda ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁western ers ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁the ▁The osoph ical ▁society , ▁modern ▁H indu ▁thought ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁influence ▁on ▁western ▁culture . ▁ ▁The ▁political ▁thought ▁of ▁H indu ▁national ism ▁is ▁also ▁another ▁important ▁current ▁in ▁modern ▁Indian ▁thought . ▁The ▁work ▁of ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi , ▁De end ay al ▁Up ad hy aya , ▁Rab ind ran ath ▁Tag ore , ▁A uro bind o , ▁Kr ish na ▁Ch andra ▁Bh attach ary a ▁and ▁Sar ve pal li ▁Rad h ak r ish nan ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁impact ▁on ▁modern ▁Indian ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁J ain ism ▁also ▁had ▁its ▁modern ▁interpre ters ▁and ▁def enders , ▁such ▁as ▁Vir ch and ▁Gand hi , ▁Champ at ▁R ai ▁J ain , ▁and ▁S hr im ad ▁Raj ch andra ▁( well ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁spiritual ▁guide ▁of ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ). ▁ ▁East ▁Asian ▁philosoph ies ▁ ▁Chinese ▁East ▁Asian ▁philosoph ical ▁thought ▁began ▁in ▁An cient ▁China , ▁and ▁Chinese ▁philosophy ▁begins ▁during ▁the ▁Western ▁Z hou ▁D ynast y ▁and ▁the ▁following