Authors of The Great Epics
- Valmiki, wrote Ramayan
- Vyasa (Devanāgarī: व्यास) is a central and much revered figure in the majority of Hindu traditions who authored Mahabharata
- Tulsidasa, Awadhi poet and philosopher, wrote Rāmacaritamānasa ("The Lake of the Deeds of Rama"), an epic devoted to Lord Rama.
- Surdas
- Bhrigu Birth PlaceBallia
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