Eminent Personalities in India
10. Ancient and Medieval History
21. Bahauddin Zakariya (1182-1262) :
A sufi and founder of Suharwadi silsila, had very good relations with sultanate rulers, unlike chisti's, took part in worldly matters. Iltumish conferred the title 'Shaikh-ul-islam' on him.
22. Bhavabhuti :
Probably the only Sanskrit dramatist who could match the mastery of Kalidasa. He was in the court of Yasovarman of Kannauj. His works are Maltimadhav, Mahavircharita and Uttarramacharita.
23. Baji Rao I :
The second Peshwa, he succeded his father Balaji Viswanath. Baji Rao-I thought of establishing a Hindu empire (Hindu-Pad-Padshahi) in place of the Muslim Mughal empire.
24. Banda Bahadur :
He became the leader of the Sikhs after the assassination of Guru Govind Singh. His was captured and cruelly executed by the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar.
25. Baz Bahadur :
The ruler of Malwa who was defeated b y Akbar's forces in 1561- 62. His love for Rupamati has passed into legend. He later on entered into the service of Akbar and won great fame as a Musician.
26. Bebadal Khan :
A famous and excellent Jeweler of Agra, supervised the making of the Peacock Throne by the order of Emperor Shah Jahan.
27. Bhartihari :
A famous Sanskrit poet, who flourished in the seventh century. His famous work Bhaktikavyam exhibits his multifaceted talent as a poet, grammarian and philosopher all roused into one.
28. Bhim Sen :
A Hindu historian, flourished in the reign of Auragzeb and wrote in Persian a historian work-'Nushka-i-Dilkusha'
29. Bhoja Parmar :
Distinguished himself from his con-temporary by profound scholarship and patronage of learning, authored many works including "Samaran-gasutradhar" a work on architecture.
30. Bairam Khan :
He was the persian tutor of Akbar who accompanied Humayun to India. After Humayun's death he consolidated the administration of the reconqured region as Akbar's Vakil (regent).
31. Bihari Lal :
Next to Tulasi Das he was the most eminent Hindi poet of the seventeenth century. He completed the poetical work Satsai in 1662.
32. Badarayana :
An ancient Brahmanical Dharmasutra writer. His work Brahmasutra was one of the fundamental books on which Sankaracharya based his Vedantic philosophy.
33. Bahlol Lodi :
He was the first Afghan Sultan of Delhi and the founder of the Lodhi dynasty. He ruled from 1451-1489. It was during his reign when Jaunpur was reintegrated with the Sultanate. The Afghan monarch also invited many of his fellow countrymen to settle in India.
34. Bhadrabahu :
Last of the Jain Saints known as the Shrutakevalin. He was also associated with the Maurya King Chandragupta who converted to Jainism under his influence. He had effected the introduction of Jainism in South India.
35. Bhasha :
An early Sanskrit dramatist. He composed 13 dramas like, Charudatta, Swapna Vasavadatta etc. His narration and story telling techniques influenced the dramatic style of India and it is still being followed.
36. Bhaskaracharya :
The most celebrated Indian astronomer and mathematician, was born in A.D. 1114. He wrote Siddhanta Shiromani.
37. Bhavabhuti :
Sanskrit poet and dramatist and author of the Uttarramcharita and Maltimadhva. He was the court poet of Yashovarman of Kannauj.
38. Bilhana :
He was the court poet of the Chalukyan king Vikrmaditya VI of Kalyani. He wrote Vikramanka Charita to eulogise his patron.
39. Balaputradeva :
A king of the Sailendra dynasty of Swarnadvipa built a monastery at Nalanda and sent an embassy to king Devapala of Magadha asking for the grant of five villages for the maintenance of his monastery.
40. Bulleh Shah :
Bulleh Shah was a great Sufi saint of Punjab. He was a fierce critic of the Quran and all other scriptures, and neither the Hindu nor the Muslim theologians could excel him in debates.
