Sankardeva
1.Biography of Sankardeva Sankardeva was a great Vaishnava saint, poet, playwright, and social reformer of Assam. He is credited with creating a new form of Vaishnava devotional literature and music known as Vaishnava Padavali and Borgeet, and spreading the Ekasarana Dharma, a faith that champions personal worship of Krishna. He also popularized the use of the Assamese language in religious works. Sankardeva was born in 1449 in the village of Alimganj in present-day Assam. His father was Madhava Mishra, a Vaishnavite scholar, and his mother was Satyavati Devi. At a young age, Sankardeva was married to Lakshmi, the daughter of a Vaishnavite priest. Sankardeva was a deeply religious man and had a great devotion to Krishna. He composed many religious works in Assamese, including Bhakti Ratnakara, Kirtana Ghosa, and Anubhava Mantra. He also wrote plays, such as the popular Nityananda-caritra, which tells the story of Krishna's deputy, Nityananda. In 1515, Sankardeva met a yogi name