Shankaracharya

Samartha Ramadas

One of the greatest philosophers and savants of Bharat. He established four spiritual centres in the four corners of the country, thus upholding the underlying unity of the holy land of Bharat.

Shivaji's preceptor and guide, Ramadas imparted to him the message that till we fulfil the required duty towards the motherland. He provides succour and guidance to thousands.

Vasishta

Madhwacharya

Vasishta was a great ascetic. He was the preceptor of great men like Sri Rama and Harischandra. He had conquered anger and desire. He was a great saint who humbled insolent men.

He is the saint who installed the idol of Sri Krishna at Udupi in Karnataka. The philosophy he preached was previously known as 'Tattwavade'. Now it is know as 'Dwaita' 

Veda Vyasa

Tukaram

The 'Mahabharata' remains a marvel in the literature of the world. Veda Vyasa was the sage who gave the world this storehouse of realism, wisdom and compassion.

A Great Saint who lived only for his God Vittala. He faced varieties of difficulties with astonishing patience. His devotional songs are an invaluable contribution to Marathi spiritual literature.

Ramana Maharishi

Swami Vivekananda

A Great Soul, He left home in boyhood seeking knowledge and peace. Ramana Maharishi was full of compassion for all living beings. He became kindly light to all who came to him seeking peace of mind.

The Valiant monk who proclaimed in America the greatness of Hinduism and of Indian culture at a time when the west regarded India as a land of Barbarians. The beloved disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. He was the great thinker and mighty man of action.

Bharadwaja

Dayananda Saraswathi

A Sage of the Vedic period - a great seer who attained extraordinary scholarship and power of meditation. An enlightened man who used his might for punishing the wicked and protecting the poor and the weak.

The founder of the Arya Samaj. The great sage who sought to restore to Hinduism its natural radiance and wisdom. A fearless reformer. He saved the man who poisoned him. So boundless was his goodness.

Parashurama

Ramaujacharya

Parashurama - the epic hero with an axe - was a real 'Yama' (God of Death) to the evil and arrogant. He traversed and earth twenty-one times and punished the evil - doers who were harassing the people. Parashurama is recognised as one of the immortals an dan incarnation of God Vishnu.

Chief exponent of the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta and great social reformer. “If I can bring deliverance to so many, I do not mind being condemned to hell," he said, and spread his spiritual message to even the lowliest of classes of poe7ple. He established the yatiraja Math and the Cheluva- narayanaswami temple at Melkote in Karnataka.

Ramasingh Kuka

Vishwamitra

Ram Singh was a religious leader and a good preceptor. He preached purity of body and purity of mind. He himself practised both. He opposed lavish spending at marriages and taught people to help the poor. He also worked against British Empire and breathed his last in a far-off prison.

Vishwamitra quarrelled with Vashishta and was defeated. But Vashishta himself named him as a Brahmarshi. He tested the truthfulness of Harischandra. In him we see a confluence of three high qualities - valour, knowledge and sympathy - which have made him great.

Mahaveer

Agasthya

The young prince who gave up power, position and money to follow the path of Jainism. He spent twelve long years in strict meditation and became a light to millions.

The mighty sage to whom the mountain bowed, and who drank the sea empty. He humbled the arrogant and punished the wicked. He is the symbol of man's heroism and confident strength.

Vedanta - Deshikar

Vidyaranya

A Great scholar and saint who lived about six hundred years ago. His personality was a blend of immense scholarship and a matching devotion of God. Love for mankind marked his eventful life; and he was full of piety and humility.

A great and famous saint who is known as the founder of Karnataka. When people had lost all hope, he proved inspiration to Hakka and Bukka who filled the people with hope and courage. He stove to strong-then the foundations of the empire of Vidyanagar.

Narada

Basaveshwara

A holy personage and celestial musician, always facilitating the good of the world; engaged in aiding the pious in times of challenge and in hastening there attribution of evil-doers. Traversing the three worlds, he spread the Path of Devotion to the Lord.

The revolutionary who taught that right conduct is heaven. He declared that work is worship and taught the ideals of simple living and the equality of all men. And he practised what he preached.

Yajnavalkya

Narayana Guru

A Brahmarshi. The master mind that produced 'Shukla Yajurveda'. He was the master who guided thousands of persons, from king Janaka tot he commonest students on the path of Enlightment.

The Saint - reformer, who led a quiet but significant social revolution. A Champion of the humble and the downtrodden, he gave the watchwords : " One people, one Dharma, One God for all men."

Nachiketa

He sought knowledge at a very tender age. His father one day told him “I have gifted you to the Lord of Death.' This curse turned out to be a boon. He met the lord of Death and by his humility won him and learnt the secrets of spiritual life. He is a true sage and a beacon- light for others in the path of knowledge.