Many great souls have taken birth and blessed our motherland since time immemorial. Take a look at 10 greatest gurus born in India.
Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of God Vishnu, is worshipped as a supreme God in Hinduism. A great exponent of the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna was a model king, husband, friend and spiritual teacher.
This great sage is considered to be the 'Vishwa Guru'. He was a shining spiritual light who illuminated the 'Bharat Bhoomi' with his teachings that are still as impactful.
Vasishtha is one of the oldest and most revered Vedic sages and one among the Saptarishis. He mentored Lord Ram & his brother Lakshman.
Saint Samarth Ramdas was the guru of the Maratha warrior King Chhatrapati Shivaji. It was Ramdas who gave Shivaji his saffron flag.
Believed to be the sixth avatar of the Preserver god Vishnu, he mentored Guru Dronacharya & Maharathi Bhishma.
Guru Dronacharya was a legendary and illustrious teacher of the Mahabharata era. He taught royal princes of both clans - Pandavas and Kauravas.
Vyasa or Vedavyasa is a revered sage who is regarded as the author of the epic Mahabharata. He was the guru of Paila, Jaimini, Vaishampayana & Sumantu.
He was a great sage who authored the great epic Ramayana and mentored Lord Rams twin sons - Luv & Kush.
Chanakya was a philosopher, jurist, and royal advisor. His original name was Vishnu Gupta. He wrote 'Arthashastra' and mentored King Chandragupt Maurya.
This great devotee of Goddess Kali was the spiritual guru of great thinker and philosopher of our times Swami Vivekananda.