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Gajam Govardhana is an Indian master weaver, known for his work in Ikkat dyeing in the Telia Rumal tradition, and for his handloom creations. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2011 the government of India honoured him with the fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri .
Govardhana or Govardhanacharya was the court poet of the 12th-century Sena king, Lakshmana Sena. He was a contemporary of Jayadeva and is known for his aryasaptashati ( IAST : āryasaptaśatī ), a collection of 700 stanzas of erotic poetry following the arya metre .
Govardhana might refer to: Govardhana (poet) or Govardhanacharya, a 12th-century poet of Eastern India; Govardhan, a town in Uttar Pradesh, India; Govardhan Hill, a pilgrimage site in Uttar Pradesh, India
Govardhana Hill (Sanskrit: गोवर्धन; pronounced [ɡoːʋɐrdʰɐnɐ]), also called Mount Govardhana and Giriraj, is a sacred Hindu site in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India on an 8 km long hill located in the area of Govardhan and Radha Kund, [1] [2] which is about 21 kilometres (13 miles) from Vrindavan. [3]
In the 2011 Indian Census, Govardhana had a population of 22,576. Males constituted 55% of the population and females 45%. Govardhana has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Govardhana, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. [1]
Niranjana Deva Tirtha became known for his unpopular political views affecting the Hindu people. [8] In 1992, he stepped down after nominating Nischalananda Saraswati as his successor. [2] [9] Nischalananda Saraswati was born in Darbhanga in 1943, the son of the raj-Pandita of Maharaja of Darabhanga. [10]
Kakani Govardhan Reddy (born 10 November 1964) (Telugu: కాకాణి గోవర్ధన్ రెడ్డి) is an Indian Politician, who served as the Minister for Agriculture,Cooperation,Marketing,Food Processing in Government of Andhra Pradesh and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from Sarvepalli (Assembly constituency) of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848–1919), social reformer, poet, scholar, founded the journal Vivekavardhani, introduced the essay, biography, autobiography and the novel into Telugu literature Gurajada Apparao (1862–1915), poet, writer and playwright who wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam; also an influential social reformer sometimes ...