Ramanuja has appeal for many in India because he didn't promote caste instead gave importance person's merits and gave more weight to the emotions. It is said that Ramanuja is responsible for India's re-discovery of her Vedic spiritual self. This book 'Life of Sri Ramanuja' is translated by Swami Budhananda in english from Sri Ramanuja-charita originally written in Bengali by Swami Ramakrishnananda, who is a direct desciple of Sri Ramakrishna.