Dayal Roy – he was called by this name by the locals of the settlement of Sujmutha Pargana in Medinipur district, where he served as a deputy magistrate. The British Raj was oppressive and unjust in those days towards the …
Sant Ravidas (or Raidas) was a Bhakti movement era’s saint, poet, and philosopher in 15th century. He is widely venerated in North India. He was born in Sir Gobardhanpur village of Varanasi and his grandfather and father used to make …
The literature of Sanatana Dharma covers a wide variety of topics like theology, philosophies, music, arts, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, etc. The focus of Sanatana Dharma on a continuous discovery of Truth, and the absence of dogma, created an environment of …
Adikavi (“First Poet”) Pampa was a Kannada language Jain poet who lived around the year 930 CE. While there exists a strong Kannada literary tradition before Pampa, he is regarded as the one who propelled this tradition forward. It is …
Valmiki Ramayan for the 21st century! 21Notes presents the oldest epic, the Adikavya. Let us travel together through this incredible life story, this expedition, following Ram’s journey on the path …
Sri Vallabhacharya (1479-1531) was a philosopher-saint in the Bhakti tradition, a Hindu tradition that promotes devotion as the way to salvation. Sri Vallabhacharya was an expert on Hindu texts and rejected ascetism and monastic approaches to Moksha or salvation from …
According to Jainism, a Tirthankar is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma (righteous path). There are 24 Tirthankars, the first one was Rishabhanath and the last one was Mahavir Swamy. According to Jainism philosophy, the word Tirthankara signifies the …
Sita: Sita was the daughter of Mother Earth, Rama’s wife, incarnated as Lakshmi. Kausalya: Queen of the Kosala Kingdom, wife of King Dasharatha, the mother of Lord Rama Vasishta: Sage Vashistha was Ram’s guru Viswamithra: Vishwamitra is a great sage, Saptarishis and wise guru …
The Puranas are an important part of the sacred literature of Hinduism. The Puranas are believed to have been written sometime between 1000 BCE to 500 CE, although these assessments vary. They are also primarily attributed to Maharishi Veda Vyasa, …
As per Hindu traditions, the Saptarishi (Sanskrit -सप्तर्षि ) are the seven greatest sages of the Vedic realm. It is also believed that they have attained a semi-immortal status, that of an exceedingly long lifespan due to their yogic power …