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Also Known As Gonardiya • Gonikaputra
Flourished c.401 - c.500
Notable Works “Mahabharata” • “Mahabhashya” • “Yoga-sutras”
Subjects Of Study Indian languages • Yoga • grammar
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Sri Aurobindo
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Bhatti
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Bengali poet
Kabir
Indian mystic and poet
Meera Mandir
Mira Bai
Hindu mystic
Tulsidas
Indian poet
Chandidas
Indian poet
Bahinābāī, Bahini
Indian poet-saint
Rūpa Gosvāmī
Indian scholar, poet, and author
Bhartrihari
Hindu philosopher
Nammazhvar
South Indian poet-saint
Jayadeva
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Vyasa
legendary Indian sage
Manikkavachakar
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Mahadevi
Hindu poet-saint
Lalla Ded
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Tukārām
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Guru Gobind Singh, 18th century, Punjab
Guru Gobind Singh
Sikh Guru