INTRODUCTION ParamahansaYogananda (1893 –1952) was a great yogi and guru, attracted his followers through his teachings on meditation and Yoga. He was the author of the book ‘The Autobiography of a Yogi’. LIFE Yogananda was...
INTRODUCTION NambiyandarNambi (10th century AD) was a Shaivite scholar of Tamil Nadu in South India who compiled the songs of Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar. It is believed that during his young age, in order to...
INTRODUCTION Pillai Lokacharya (1205–1311 CE) was a famous Vaishnavite Saint and written several divine works on Lord Vishnu. Vadakkuth Thiruveethi pillai was the guru for his father and thus he was named as Pillai Lokacharya.He was the incarnation of Kanchi...
INTRODUCTION Sri Vedanta Desikan (1268–1369) was a great vaishnava saint and philosopher who cultivated the Vishnu bhakti among the people, by performing various miracles and conducting spiritual teachings. He was the disciple of Sri Kidambi...
INTRODUCTION Narsi Mehta,(15th-century) was a great poet and saint of Gujarat, India. He was talented in writing divine poems on Lord Krishna. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. LIFE Narsi Mehta was born in Gujarat. He lost his parents at...
INTRODUCTION Swami Krishnananda Saraswati (1922–2001) was a disciple of Sivananda Saraswati and he worked in the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh for a long period. He was an author of large number of texts and also interested in yoga and...
