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Dnyaneshwar

1275 - 1296

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Sant Dnyaneshwar (Marathi pronunciation: [d̪ɲaːn̪eʃʋəɾ]), (Devanagari : सन्त ज्ञानेश्वर), also referred to as Jñāneśvara, Jñānadeva, Dnyandev or Mauli or Dnyaneshwar Vitthal Kulkarni (1275–1296 (living samadhi)), was a 13th-century Indian Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath and Varkari tradition. In his short life of 21 years, he authored Dnyaneshwari (a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita) and Amrutanubhav. These are the oldest surviving literary works in the Marathi language, and considered to be milestones in Marathi literature. Sant Dnyaneshwar's ideas reflect the non-dualistic Advaita Vedanta philosophy and an emphasis on Yoga and bhakti towards Vithoba, an incarnation of Vishnu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dnyaneshwar is the 2,555th most popular writer (down from 1,392nd in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from India (down from 179th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dnyaneshwar ranks 2,555 out of 7,302. Before him are Alois Jirásek, Ariwara no Narihira, Neil Simon, Dmytro Dontsov, Nikolay Kostomarov, and Ceija Stojka. After him are Marie Corelli, Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Herman Gorter, Maurice Joly, Archibald Gracie IV, and Licinius Macer Calvus.

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Among people born in 1275, Dnyaneshwar ranks 8. Before him are Gediminas, Marsilius of Padua, Basarab I of Wallachia, Mondino de Luzzi, Chungseon of Goryeo, and John II, Duke of Brabant. After him are Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Musō Soseki, Edward Bruce, Abu Sa'id Uthman II, and Walter Burley. Among people deceased in 1296, Dnyaneshwar ranks 8. Before him are Edmund Crouchback, Przemysł II, Jalal-ud-din Khalji, Konrad von Feuchtwangen, Floris V, Count of Holland, and Louis III, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Campanus of Novara, and Guido Bonatti.

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In India

Among people born in India, Dnyaneshwar ranks 357 out of 1,861. Before him are Ranbir Kapoor (1982), Wahiduddin Khan (1925), Ivan Dias (1936), Varkey Vithayathil (1927), Aamir Khan (1965), and Mohammed Rafi (1924). After him are Shahid Kapoor (1981), Rattanbai Jinnah (1900), Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865), Mir Taqi Mir (1723), Pinarayi Vijayan (1945), and Rishabhanatha (null).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Dnyaneshwar ranks 39. Before him are Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942), Anna Leonowens (1831), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), Andal (800), Sankardev (1449), and Kuvempu (1904). After him are Mir Taqi Mir (1723), Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907), Shakuntala Devi (1929), Ibn Warraq (1946), Idries Shah (1924), and Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908).

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