👥 Important Persons
Information about great personalities, scientists, revolutionaries, and social reformers of India and the world.
V. V. Shirwadkar
An eminent Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer.
V. S. Khandekar
The first Marathi author to win the Jnanpith Award.
Vinda Karandikar
One of the most influential Marathi poets and Jnanpith awardee.
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
An Indian independence activist, politician, lawyer and writer.
Vinoba Bhave
Leader of the Bhoodan Movement and a spiritual visionary.
Vishnu Sharma
Vishnu Sharma was a legendary Sanskrit scholar and teacher credited with composing the Panchatantra to instruct three princes in the art of governance and worldly wisdom.
Sant Eknath Maharaj
A major Warkari saint, poet, and social reformer of Maharashtra who played a key role in the Bhakti movement.
Saint Kabir
Saint Kabir was a legendary Indian mystic poet and saint whose writings greatly influenced the Bhakti movement and emphasized human equality.
Gadge Maharaj
A mendicant saint and social reformer known for cleanliness drives.
Saint Dnyaneshwar
A 13th-century Indian Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath Vaishnava tradition.
Sant Tukaram
A 17th-century Marathi poet-saint of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj
A legendary saint-poet of the Varkari tradition who simplified complex spiritual truths through his Abhangs.