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Tulsidas was a great saint of India. He was a devotee of Lord Rama. He was born in 1540 at Banda in Uttar Pradesh. He had to face a lot of hardships from childhood itself. Tulsi’s parents died when he was just five. He had to beg and work in fields to fill his stomach. Tulsidas Biography: Name: Tulsidas (Rambola …

Sant Ravidas — The details of Guru Ravidas’ life are controversial. According to some he was born in 1376/7 or else 1399 CE but many scholars offer later dates. Schaller estimates his lifespan as 1450-1520 while the Encyclopædia Britannica contents itself with a floreat of 15th-16th century CE. Partly this is due to traditions that make him, one one hand, …

Names: Ajay Singh Bisht, Mahant Yogi Adityanath Born: 5 June, 1972; Panchur, Distt. Pauri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) Education: B.Sc. (Mathematics); Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Constituency: Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) Occupation: Indian Politician, Priest www: http://www.yogiadityanath.in/ Yogi Adityanath Biography: Yogi Adityanath’s real name is Ajay Singh Bisht. He was born on …

Patanjali — Although the Upanishads and the Atharvaveda mention yoga, it was only in the second century B.C. that its fundamentals and techniques were adequately presented. The man who did this was Patanjali in his Yogasutras (Yoga aphorisms). According to Patanjali, there are channels called nadi and centres called chakra in the human body. If these are tapped, the hidden …