When was valmiki born

When nobody can agree whether Ramayana is history, fiction, or fictionalized writing of real events, how does one begin to figure out whether Valmiki, who is believed to have introduced the oral Ramayana tradition into the written word, was born into a Brahmin family or not? That’s the job that awaits a committee of experts in Karnataka, and they say it’s not impossible. The Kannada book “Valmiki Yaaru?” (Who is Valmiki?) authored by K S Narayanacharya was banned on August 28, 2014, after the Nayaka (Beda) community in the state protested against the book’s claim that Valmiki was born into a Brahmin family. Several eminent Kannada writers had expressed disagreement with the author’s views but said that the government should not have banned the book. The Nayaka (also known as Beda or Valmiki) community, which is a hunting community and scholars, have maintained that Valmiki was of the hunting community. Under pressure from the Nayaka community, and also its own party members, the government hurriedly banned the book on grounds that it had hurt the sentiments of a community and sought to spread enmity between communities. The ban didn’t even last a year. On July 15, 2015, the government withdrew the ban order after it was challenged in the Karnataka High Court. The author and the publishers Sahitya Prakashana of Hubballi challenged the order in the High Court. Principal Secretary of the Department of Kannada and Culture B G Nandakumar said that the court sought to know on wh...

Throughout history, people have seen the greatest sages, saints, and poets of ancient India. One of the names that stood out the most is Maharishi Valmiki. In Sanskrit literature, Rishi Valmiki is considered Adi Kavi – the first poet. He is the original author of the epic Rishi Valmiki was a great sage of purity, kindness, mercy, poetry, wisdom, and a philosophical genius. British satirist Maharishi Valmiki Quotes Birth of Valmiki There is a dispute among people related to Maharishi’s life. One belief based on Nagara Khanda of the Skanda Purana claimed that he was born in a Brahmin family with the name Lohajangha. He had a devoted wife. There was a drought in their village for twelve years, and to survive the family from great hunger, he started to rob people. One day, Lohajangha tried to steal from a group of seven sages called Another belief says that Sage Valmiki was born to a Brahmin family of Sumali or Pracheta, belonging to Rishi Bhrigu gotra with the name Agni Sharma. He later starting robbing people and was known as Ratnakar Daku. Once he met Narada muni and had a conversation regarding his responsibilities. Immensely fascinated by the thoughts and sayings of Narada, Agni Sharma started to do austerity, reciting a mantra “Mara” – death. After many years of penance, this Mara transformed into Rama while his body remains covered by an ant-hill. That resulted in having a new name Valmiki. Philosophical Works Maharishi Valmiki created the first-ever Shloka in Sanskrit ...