About Tulsidas
Gosvami Tulsidas was a poet-saint who lived in the sixteenth century in the city of Varanasi. He was a devotee of Lord Rama, and his most well-known work is the Ramacharitmanas, a retelling of the Ramayana in Avadhi, the vernacular of the day. Tulsidas’ influence on art, culture, and society continues to be widespread throughout India.