Vemana
Sign in to saveVemana, popularly known as Yogi Vemana, was an Indian philosopher and poet in the Telugu language. His poems are known for their use of simple language and native idioms. They discuss the subjects of yoga, wisdom and morality.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Nikkamaina nīlālu Vēmana padyālu
- Selected verses of Vēmana
- Vēdānta siddhāntamu
- Vemanā kī vāṇī
- Vēmana jñānamārga padyamulu
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6
- Total plays
- 12
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1652–1730
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 5 libraries
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Key facts
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- Vemana
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- Vemana on a postal stamp
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- Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Katarupalli Village near Kadiri Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh
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- Achala Yogi, Poet, Social Reformer
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- vemana satakam
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Kadapa
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Telugu
- Native language
- Telugu
- Image
- Stamp of India - 1972 - Colnect 372281 - 300th Birth Anniv of Vemana - Poet.jpeg
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 1480-00-00
- name in native language
- వేమన
- Commons category
- Vemana
- date of birth
- 1412-00-00
- writing language
- Telugu
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Vemana, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Early life and background
- Death
- Poetic style
- Films
- References
- External links
Vemana, popularly known as Yogi Vemana, was an Indian philosopher and poet in the Telugu language. His poems are known for their use of simple language and native idioms. They discuss the subjects of yoga, wisdom and morality.
== Early life and background == There is no consensus among scholars about the period in which Vemana lived. C.P. Brown, known for his research on Vemana, estimates his year of birth to be 1652 based on some of his verses. Various sources say he was born in the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth centuries and eighteenth centuries Vemana was a Vedic scholar and a great yogi in achala sidhantha.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vemana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.