Valmiki

02 Jan 2024 1 mins Download PDF

• Valmiki, also known as Maharishi Valmiki, is a legendary poet and revered sage in Hindu mythology.
• He is known as the author of the epic poem Ramayana, and is revered as the 1^st poet in Sanskrit literature.
• He is called as the Adikavi or First Poet - the Poet of Poets of India.

Valmiki's birth anniversary is celebrated every year on Ashwin Purnima.