He was an Indian nationalist. He was among the triumvirate of Lal Bal Pal
He was an Indian playwright, movie and television writer,
literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi
Portuguese explorer and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.
On this day he reached Calicut (Kozhikode) in India.
The Sage of Kanchi, who was the 69th Jagadguru in the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
He is usually referred to as Paramacharya, Mahaswami or Maha Periyavaal.