Goswami Tulsidas Awadhi Hindi Poet

Goswami is an Indian surname. The

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

compound Goswami may mean "lord of the senses" or lord of the Vedas (Go means

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). It is also pronounced as

Gosains Gosains, (गोसाईं) who are also known as Gossains and as Goswami, are Hindu ascetics of India. The term can be translated as ''master of passion''. They are sometimes referred to more generally as Sannyasis. The Gosains were powerful ...

Gossain Gossain or Gosain or Gussain or Gosyne is a Hindi word derived from sa, गोस्वामी "lord of senses". It is used as a title in various Indian religious traditions. These include: * Gossains, a Hindu social group dealing with Vedas ...

Gosain Gosain is an Indian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Satpal Gosain (1935–2020), Indian politician * Shivani Gosain (born 1975), Indian actress * Suhit Gosain (born 1985), Indian pop singer, actor, and performer See also * Gosa ...

, Gosavi and

Gossains Gosains, (गोसाईं) who are also known as Gossains and as Goswami, are Hindu ascetics of India. The term can be translated as ''master of passion''. They are sometimes referred to more generally as Sannyasis. The Gosains were powerful ...

. Notable people with the surname or title Goswami include: *

Goswami Tulsidas Tulsidas (; born Rambola Dubey; also known as Goswami Tulsidas; c.1511pp. 23–34.–1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava Hindu saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi, but ...

, Hindu saint and poet author of the epic ''

Ramcharitmanas ''Ramcharitmanas'' ( deva, श्रीरामचरितमानस, Rāmacaritamānasa), is an epic poem in the Awadhi language, based on the ''Ramayana'', and composed by the 16th-century Indian bhakti poet Tulsidas (c. 1532–1623). This ...

'' * Acharya Pt. Dr Gokulotsavji Maharaj Goswami, Indian classical singer, composer, and musicologist of Hindustani classical music * Acharya Jnanendra Prasad Goswamy, Indian vocalist * Acharya Radhika Prasad Goswamy, Indian Hindustani classical vocalist *

Bijoy Krishna Goswami Bijoy Krishna Goswami (; 2 August 1841 – 4 June 1899) was a prominent Hindu social reformer and religious figure in India during the British period. Brahmo Samaj was started at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendran ...

, Hindu social reformer and religious figure *

Jiva Goswami Jiva Goswami ( sa, जीव गोस्वामी, Jīva Gosvāmī; ) was an Indian philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta tradition, producing a great number of philosophical works on the theology and practice ...

, philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta tradition *

Sanatana Goswami Sanatana Goswami ( sa, सनातन गोस्वामी, ; bn, সনাতন গোস্বামী; 1488–1558) was a principal follower of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Sanatana wrote a number of important works in the bhakti tradition ...

, principal disciple of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu * Abhishek Goswami, Indian cricketer *

Amar Goswami Amar Goswami ( hi, अमर गोस्वामी; 28 November 1945 – 26 June 2012) was a senior journalist and one of the prominent fiction writers of Hindi literature. His work includes satires, short stories, poems, novels, novelettes ...

(1945–2012), Indian journalist and Hindi fiction writer *

Omkar Goswami Omkar Goswami is an Indian economist and business journalist for Business India. He is the founders and chairperson of Corporate and Economic Research Group Advisory Private Limited (CERG). Early life and education Goswami did his B.A. from St. ...

, Indian economist and journalist * Jitendranath Goswami, Indian scientist *

Anil Goswami Anil Goswami (born 14 January 1955) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir cadre and held the post of Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)#Former_Home_Secretaries_of_India, Union Home Secretary of ...

, Union Home Secretary of India *

Anjali Goswami Anjali Goswami is a Resesarch Leader and Dean of the Graduate Centre at the Natural History Museum. She is an Honorary Professor of Paleobiology at University College London (UCL) in the Department of Genetics, Evolution, and Environment. She was ...

, Honorary Professor of paleobiology at University College London * Arup Kumar Goswami, Indian Judge, chief justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court *

Arnab Goswami Arnab or Arnav is a first name popular in India, and means "ocean" in Sanskrit. It also means "rabbit" in Arabic. Notable people with the name include: * Arnab Basu, game designer, video-games producer; known for Tomb Raider series * Arnab Chakra ...

, Indian Television journalist * Ashokpuri Goswami, Gujarati poet and writer * Abhishek Goswami, Indian cricketer *

Abir Goswami Abir Goswami (21 April 1975 – 31 May 2013) was an Indian actor. He worked in television serials like ''Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'', ''Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara'', etc. Television Movies * '' Khakee'' as Photographer * ...

, Indian actor *

Bhairavi Goswami Bhairavi Goswami is an Indian actress, television host. Early life Bhairavi was born to parents of mixed heritage. Her father is part Bengali while her mother is Creole. Bhairavi left India at the age of 6 and returned as a teenager to pursue ...

, model *

Bindiya Goswami Bindiya Goswami is an Indian former actress, who is best known for her works in Hindi cinema throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Film career Bindiya was discovered at a party, when she was a teenager, by Hema Malini's mother. She felt that Bindiya ...

, actress *

Brindaban Goswami Brindaban Goswami was a leader of Asom Gana Parishad and former Education Minister in Government of Assam. He was one of the student leaders who came into limelight during Assam Agitation. He was member of split group of Asom Gana Parishad known ...

, Indian politician * Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami, founder of the religious organization Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti *

Bhakti Vijnana Goswami Bhakti Vijnana Goswami (; born as Vadim Tuneev, 30 August 1956, Tashkent, Uzbekistan) is a Gaudiya Vaishnava guru and a leader for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). A Bhakti Yoga practitioner and preacher since the 198 ...

, Gaudiya Vaishnava guru and a leader *

Bhupendra Nath Goswami Bhupendra Nath Goswami (born 1950) is an Indian meteorologist, climatologist, a former director of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). and a Pisharoty Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. He ...

, Indian meteorologist, climatologist * B. N. Goswamy, Indian art critic, art historian *

Chuni Goswami Subimal "Chuni" Goswami (15 January 1938 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian professional footballer and first-class cricketer. As footballer, he played as a striker or winger, captained both the Mohun Bagan club and the Indian national te ...

, Indian professional footballer *

Dharendra Yogi Goswami Dharendra Yogi Goswami (born May 15, 1948) is an U.S. inventor, entrepreneur, author, and educator. He has few times advised the US Congress on energy policy and the transition to renewable energy. Goswami is a Distinguished Professor and the di ...

, Indo-American scholar, inventor *

Dulal Chandra Goswami Dulal Chandra Goswami is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Katihar in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Janata Dal (United). See also * List of members of the 1 ...

, Indian politician *

Debashish Goswami Debashish Goswami is an Indian mathematician. He obtained his PhD degree from Indian Statistical Institute under the supervision of Kalyan Bidhan Sinha. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 2012, the h ...

, Indian mathematician * Debabrata Goswami, Indian chemist *

Gracy Goswami Gracy Goswami is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television and films. She made her acting debut in 2014 portraying Pinky Patil in '' Bandhan''. Goswami is best known for her portrayal of Nandini Shekhar in '' Balika Vadhu'' and Amri ...

, Indian child actress * Himanish Goswami, Indian writer, journalist, and cartoonist *

Hemant Goswami Hemant Goswami (born 1981) is an Indian social activist working on social issues like public health, environmental activism, child rights, child labour and many other civil right issues. He is also well known as a voice against tobacco. He is c ...

, social activist *

Hardwar Goswami Hardwar Goswami (Gujarati: હરદ્વાર ગોસ્વામી) is a Gujarati language poet, writer, and playwright from Gujarat, India. He wrote the poetry collection ''Hawa Ne Kinare'' (2005), and his poems have been published in sever ...

, Gujarati language poet, writer, and playwright *

Indu Goswami Indu Bala Goswami is an India politician and the state president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Himachal pradesh. She is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament from Himachal Pradesh as a member of th ...

, India politician *

Jhulan Goswami Jhulan Nishit Goswami (born 25 November 1982) is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batter. She is one of the fastest (female) bowler of all times and considered one of the greatest bowlers to ...

, ICC Women's Player of the Year 2007 *

Joy Goswami Joy Goswami ( bn, জয় গোস্বামী; born 1954) is an Indian poet. Goswami writes in Bengali language, Bengali and is widely considered one of the most important Bengali poets of his generation. Biography Joy was born on 10 Nov ...

, Indian Bengali-language poet * Jitendranath Goswami, Indian scientist *

Karunamaya Goswami Karunamaya Goswami (11 March 1943 – 30 June 2017) was a Bangladeshi musicologist and litterateur. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2012 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to music research. He is known as a Nazrul Geeti exponen ...

, musicologist and litterateur *

Kunal Goswami Kunal Goswami is an Indian actor and business person who acted in films and television. He is the son of Indian film star and producer-director Manoj Kumar. Biography Goswami made his debut in Bollywood with his father's 1981 film ''Kranti (19 ...

, actor, businessman *

KK Goswami KrishnaKant (K K) Goswami (born 3 September 1973) is an Indian television and film actor who appears in popular Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri films and serials. In the onscreen career spinning over twenty seven year's, Goswami h ...

, television actor * Lajja Goswami, Indian woman shooter * Madhumita Goswami, badminton player * Indira Raisom Goswami, Indian Assamese-language writer and Jnanpith Award winner *

Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic theme ...

(born Harikrishna Giri Goswami), Bollywood actor *

Mukunda Goswami Mukunda Goswami ( sa, मुकुन्द गोस्वामी; born Michael Grant, April 10, 1942) is a spiritual leader (guru) within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (popularly known as ISKCON or the ''Hare Krishnas ...

, spiritual leader *

Morya Gosavi Morya Gosavi or Moraya Gosavi () alias Moroba Gosavi was a prominent saint of the Hindu Ganapatya sect, which considers Ganesha as the Supreme God. Morya Gosavi is considered the chief spiritual progenitor of the Ganapatyas and has been descri ...

, prominent saint of the Hindu Ganapatya sect *

Mohan Nath Goswami Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami AC was a soldier in the 9 Para (SF) of the Parachute Regiment of the Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration. On 3 September 2015, while serving ...

, Ashok Chakra Awardee, Para 9 commando *

Manish R Goswami Manish R Goswami (born 8 October 1961) is an Indian television producer and Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Siddhant Cinevision Private Limited. He is the founder of Siddhant Cinevision Limited and did debut as television producer with ...

, television producer *

Moloya Goswami Moloya Goswami is an Indian actress who works in Assamese cinema. In the 39th National Film Awards 1992, she won the Best Actress award for her performance in the '' Firingoti''. Personal life Moloya married Pradip Goswami in 1981. The coupl ...

, Indian actress in Assamese-language movies and National Film Award winner *

Mamoni Raisom Goswami Indira Goswami (14 November 1942 – 29 November 2011), known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami and popularly as Mamoni Baideo, was an Indian writer, poet, professor, scholar and editor. She was the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1983 ...

, Indian editor, poet, professor, scholar and writer *

Mihir Goswami Mihir Goswami is an Indian politician from the state of West Bengal. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1996–2001 and 2016–2021, from the Cooch Behar Dakshin constituency. He was the chairman of NBSTC (North Bengal ...

, Indian politician *

Meenakshi Goswami Meenakshi Goswami was an Indian actress who works mainly in Bengali cinema. mainly as supporting actress. She has worked in movies like Ogo Badhu Sundari, Dui Pata, Amar Geeti, Samrat O Sundari, Chhoto Bou, Swet Patharer Thala . She is part ...

, Indian film actress * Sumit Goswami, Haryanvi Singer, From Sonipat, Haryana * Parbati Kumar Goswami, Indian Jurist, Governor of Assam and Nagaland and former Judge * Prashant Goswami, computational geoscientist, climatologist * Pitambar Deva Goswami, spiritual leader and social reformer * Prabodh Chandra Goswami, mathematician and teacher *

Rajiv Goswami Rajiv Goswami (12 June 1971 - 24 February 2004) was a commerce student at the Deshbandhu College, Delhi University who came into prominence when he attempted self-immolation on 19 September 1990 to protest against Prime Minister V.P. Singh's imp ...

, student leader * Rama Tirtha Goswami, saint and Hindu philosopher *

Ram Narayan Goswami Ram Narayan Goswami (died 9 February 2010 in Bardhaman) was an Indian communist politician and peasant leader. Goswami was a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a minister in the West Bengal state governmen ...

, Indian politician *

Ramakant Goswami Ramakant Goswami (born 29 October 1944) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi from Rajendra Nagar constituency. He was the Minister of Industry, Labour, Election, Law & Justice and Parliament Affairs, Govt. of NCT, Delhi. He was a ...

, Indian National Congress politician * Ravinder Goswami, Indian endocrinologist and professor * Runki Goswami, Indian classical singer and composer *

Rupa Goswami Rupa Goswami ( sa, रूप गोस्वामी, bn, রূপ গোস্বামী, ; 1489–1564) was a devotional teacher (guru), poet, and philosopher of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. With his brother Sanatana Goswami, he is ...

, devotional teacher (guru), poet, and philosopher of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition *

Tamal Krishna Goswami Tamal Krishna Goswami (; 1946–2002), born Thomas G. Herzig in New York City, New York, United States, served on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness's Governing Body Commission since its inception in 1970. He completed a b ...

, spiritual leader * Satsvarupa das Goswami, writer, poet, and artist *

Shahana Goswami Shahana Goswami is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of Indian economist and writer Omkar Goswami. Career Through her theater circle Goswami met talent consultant Shaanu Sharma who asked her to audition for a role in Naseeruddin Shah's ...

, actress * Srubabati Goswami, Indian scientist *

Shreevats Goswami Shreevats Goswami (born 18 May 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He was born in Liluah in Howrah city, the twin city of Kolkata, West Bengal. He started playing cricket at the age of 11. He played dome ...

, Indian cricketer * Shyam Manohar Goswami, sanskritist, philosopher, spiritual leader, reformer and guru of the Krishna-centered Pushtimarg sect of Vaishnavism *

Udita Goswami Udita Goswami (born 9 February 1984) is a former Indian actress who worked in Hindi cinema. She has been married to film director Mohit Suri since 2013. Personal life Goswami was born in Dehradun. Her father is from Banaras and her mother is fr ...

, Bollywood actress *

Vicky Goswami Vijay (Vicky) Goswami is an Indian drug lord. In 2017, Goswami was extradited to the United States from Kenya, where he was residing. He is said to be in business with South African drug lords, with whom he has taken total control of the Sub-Sah ...

, Indian drug lord *

Gopala Bhatta Goswami Gopala Bhatta Goswami (1503–1578) is one of the foremost disciples of the Vaishnava saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and a leading historical figure in the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hinduism. He was part of a group of Vaishnava devotees known ...

, foremost disciple of the Vaishnavasaint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and a leading historical figure in the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hinduism *

Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami (1505–1579) was a well known follower of the Vaishnava saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and member of the influential Gaudiya Vaishnava group collectively known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. He is regarded by followers ...

, saint and Hindu philosopher *

Raghunatha dasa Goswami Raghunatha dasa Goswami (1494–1586), Dasa Goswami, was a disciples of the Śrī Yadunandan-ācārya (see Vilāpa Kusumānjali, verse 4, Caitanya-Caritāmṛta Ādi chapter 12 and Antya 6) one of the apostle of the Vaishnava saint, Chaita ...

, Hindu saint and philosopher *

Six Goswamis of Vrindavana The Six Goswamis of Vrindavan were a group of devotional teachers (gurus) from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism who lived in India during the 15th and 16th centuries. They are closely associated with the land of Vrindavan where they spe ...

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