List of Kanyakubja Brahmins
This article is a list of notable Kanyakubja Brahmins, the community of Brahmins native to north of Vindhyas.
Religious figures
[edit]- Bhava Brahaspati, a Shaiva Pashupata ascetic. [1]
- Abhinavagupta, Kashmir Shaivism Philosopher [2]
- Ramananda, 14th century Vaishnav poet and founder of Ramanandi sect.[3][4]
- Bhagat Parmanand, Vaishnav mystic and saint-poet.[5]
- Swaroopanand Saraswati, Indian Religious leader and Former Shankaracharya of Dwarka.[6]
Politicians
[edit]- Ravishankar Shukla, first chief minister of Madhya Pradesh[7]
- Shyama Charan Shukla, former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh[7]
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India[8]
- Bindeshwari Dubey, Former Chief Minister of Bihar.[9]
- Dwarka Prasad Mishra, Writer, Journalist and Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.[7]
Poets/Writers
[edit]- Bāṇabhaṭṭa, 7th century Sanskrit writer and poet from Kannauj.[10]
- Jayadeva, Sanskrit Poet [11]
- Krittibas Ojha, Medieval Bengali Poet [12]
- Suryakant Tripathi, Indian poet and novelist.[13]
- Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Indian Hindi writer and editor.[14]
- Kavi Bhushan, Court poet of Bundeli king Chhatrasal & Marathi king Shivaji.[15]
- Kalash Dev, Poet and personal advisor of Sambhaji[16]
Others
[edit]- Chandra Shekhar Azad, An Indian Revolutionary.[17]
- Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, Param Vir Chakra, Kargil War[18]
- Girija Shankar Bajpai, Indian civil servant and Diplomat[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Thapar, Romila (2008). Somanatha. Penguin books limited. ISBN 978-93-5118-021-0.
- ^ Proceedings and Transactions of the ... All-India Oriental Conference. Bihar and Orissa Research Society. 1964. p. 48.
- ^ Harder, Hans (2020-08-03). Literature and Nationalist Ideology. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-38435-3.
- ^ Singh, Vidyotma (2005). Saints of Ancient and Medieval India. Vista International Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-89526-05-4.
- ^ Thielemann, Selina (2000). Singing the Praises Divine Music in the Hindu Tradition. A.P.H. publishing corporation. ISBN 9788176481656.
- ^ Sharma, Anima (2005). Tribe in Transition. Mittal Publications. p. 334. ISBN 978-81-7099-989-8.
- ^ a b c Journal of the Society for Study of State Governments. 1972. p. 131.
- ^ Singh, N. K (31 May 1996). "Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A private person with strong dislikes and few close friends". India Today. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Good News, Bad News. Punnoose Tharyan. 1999. p. 156.
- ^ Singh, Upinder. History Of Ancient And Early Medeival India From The Stone Age To The 12th Century. Penguin Books Limited. p. 110.
- ^ Parimal Brahma (24 September 2024). "Jayadeva's Genius". The Statesman.
- ^ Kishori Prasad Sahu (1973). Some Aspects of North Indian Social Life, 1000-1526 A.D. (with a Special Reference to Contemporary Literatures).
- ^ Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna (12 December 2006). Last Bungalow: Writings on Allahabad. Penguin Books Limited. p. 197. ISBN 978-93-5214-094-7.
- ^ Mody, Sujata S. "Dwivedi, Mahavir Prasad". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/97284. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ People's Raj. Vol. 30. Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations. 1974. p. 78.
- ^ Pandey, Awadh Bihari (1965). Society and Government in Medieval India. Central Book Depot.
- ^ "Pratappur Bhaunti इस the ancestral village of Chandrashekhar Aazad". inext live. 2024.
- ^ Ram Bilas Mishra (2015). Kanyakubja Brahmins of prominence.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Sir Girija Bajpai: Architect of Indian Diplomacy". The Times. 6 December 1954.