Also known as Adi Kavi.

Valmiki

वाल्मीकि

A former highwayman turned sage, whose grief at a hunter's cruelty became the very first poem.

Key episodes

Questions to explore

  • How did a robber become the first of all poets?
  • What was the grief that turned into the first shloka?

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