Maraimalai Adigal (1876–1950) was a Tamil writer, and he was considered as the father of Tamil Language, who strongly followed the Shaivam sect, and worshipped Lord Muruga and Lord Shiva wholeheartedly. He wrote lot of spiritual books in Tamil. Most of his works are based on the Shaivite philosophy, and about the greatness of Lord […]
Hindu History
Keshav Pandit (Keshav Swami) | Chief Priest of Shivaji Maharaj
Keshav Pandit (17th century AD) also called as Keshav Swami lived during the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji, and he served as a chief priest to Sri Shivaji, and he was a Sanskrit scholar and a famous poet during his period. He was considered as a friend of Shivaji, and used to participate in his family […]
M Balamuralikrishna | Legendary Carnatic singer
Balamuralikrishna (1930–2016) was a famous singer, music composer, and also a talented actor in the film Industry. He was the Sangeetha Kalanidhi awardee, and also given Padma Vibhushan award for his great contribution in the field of music. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna started his music journey at his young age itself. He gave many musical concerts throughout […]
Subbu Arumugam | Villu Pattu Exponent
Subbu Arumugam is a Willis artist, and he was born in the year 1928 in Tirunelveli, and he used to narrate the incidents from the Story of the Saints and from other devotional interesting topics through singing songs, and makes the common people to understand through his musical instrument.He was born in a pious Hindu […]
Sudama Panday Dhoomil | Hindi Poet famous for ‘Protest-Poetry’
Sudama Panday (1936–1975), was a famous Hindi poet from Varanasi, who is well-known for his good writing style, and wrote devotional poems. He also wrote various articles on social issues, and he was very much worried about the caste discrimination which was very much prevailed during his period. Sudama Panday was born in the year […]
Bharatendu Harishchandra | Father of Hindi Literature & Hindi Theatre
Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885) is considered as the father of Hindi literature, and he was one of the well-known Hindi writers during his period. He was the author of several divine songs, published divine books and he was a kind-hearted man. Apart from spiritual works, Harishchandra wrote texts on the sufferings of the poor people, country’s […]
Kavi Bhushan | Sanskrit Poet at Shivaji Maharaj & Chhatrasal courts
Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712) was a famous poet, who served in the court of the Maratha king Shivaji. He was a talented Sanskrit poet. Bhushan was born in a village in the present-day Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. His brothers are also popular poets, and they served in the courts of various Indian Kings. Kavi Bhushan […]
Bharatchandra Ray Gunakor
Bharatchandra Ray Gunakor (1712–1760) was a Bengali and Sanskrit poet and composer of divine songs. He is well appreciated for his holy work, ‘Annapurna mangal’, which mentions the greatness of Mata Annapurna, a form of Mata Shakti Devi, who provides plenty of food to all the living beings in the earth. He was honoured with […]
Devudu Narasimha Sastry
Devudu Narasimha Sastry (1895–1962) was a famous Kannada writer and a scholar. His guru was Vaidhyanatha Shastri. He learnt the Vedas and Sanskrit from his guru, and he was famous in penning devotional poems also. He wrote and published lot of beautiful novels, and in the year 1947, he published a novel containing the life […]
U Muthuramalingam Thevar
U Muthuramalingam Thevar (1908 –1963), who was also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar (Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar), was a popular personality among the Tamil people, and he is worshipped as a Holy saint by the people belonged to Thevar community. He was one among the noble persons who lived in the 20th century and done lot […]
Aadhimandhi | Daughter of Karikalan, Chola King
Aadhimandhi was the daughter of the ancient Chola King Karikalan, who built the Kallanai Dam near Thanjavur. She was married to Aattan Atthi, who was the prince of the present day Kerala. Mata Aadhimandhi was a noble and a chaste woman who was praised by the Sangam poets before 2000 years for her pious nature […]
Manmohan Acharya
Manmohan Acharya is a famous Odisha poet, writer and a publisher. He wrote poems in Sanskrit language, and he wrote songs for feature films also. He had translated the Gita Govinda of Jayadev as ‘GitaGovind Rasaavali’. Manmohan Acharya was born in the year 1967 in a village in Odisha in a pious Hindu family. WORKS […]
King Kushanaabha | Founder of City Mahodaya (Kannauj, UP)
Kushanaabha was a great king, and he belongs to the Chandravamsha dynasty. He ruled major part of Bharath, which is the present day India. He was the son of King Kusha. Kushanaabha was the founder of the city Mahodaya which is located in the present day Uttar Pradesh. Kushanaabha married to a pious woman dancer, […]