Tulsidas, whose real name was Ram Bola Dubey, influential poet-philosopher of Varanasi. Tulsidas lived during the 16th and 17th centuries, specifically from 1511 to 1623. The 16th century author of the Ramcharitmanas, wrote his ‘ people’s Ramayana in Awadhi dialect, which …
About Guru Nanak (1469–1539) Founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. He advocated a form of nirguna bhakti (devotion to and worship of the Divine as formless). He rejected the external practices of the religions …
About Ramanujacharya Born in 1017 CE in Tamil Nadu, Ramanujacharya is revered as a Vedic philosopher and social reformer. He travelled across India, advocating equality and social justice. Ramanuja revived the Bhakti movement, and his preachings inspired other Bhakti schools …
About Basavanna Basavanna was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, and Kannada poet during the period of the Shiva-focused Bhakti movement. Considered to be one of the many great social reformers, Basavanna stood for the underprivileged classes and women’s rights. He spread …