WRITER

Bharavi

501 - 600

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Bharavi (Bhāravi) was a 6th century Indian poet known for his epic poem Kirātārjunīya, one of the six mahakavyas in classical Sanskrit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bharavi has received more than 192,330 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Bharavi is the 1,978th most popular writer (down from 1,930th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Mahakavibharavipranitam Kiratarjuniyam
Kiratarjuniyam
Bharavi's Poem Kiratarjuniya Or Arjuna's Combat With The Kirata
Kiratarjuniyam, cantos I-III
Kiratarjuna
Kiratarjuniyam
Kiratarjuniya, canto 1
Bharavi's poem Kiratarjuniya
Arjuna and the Hunter
Epic poetry, history and criticism, Sanskrit poetry, history and criticism
Bharavi's Poem Kiratarjuniya Or Arjuna's Combat With The Kirata
Kirātārjunīya
Sanskrit epic, with Mallinātha's commentary and English translation.

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bharavi ranks 1,978 out of 7,302Before him are Shaul Tchernichovsky, Gustave Kahn, Anastasius Sinaita, Fred Vargas, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, and Atsushi Nakajima. After him are Christian Jacq, Étienne Dolet, Sébastien Japrisot, José Carlos Mariátegui, Elena Poniatowska, and Sholem Schwarzbard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 501, Bharavi ranks 7Before him are Khosrow I, Imru' al-Qais, Stephanus of Byzantium, Anastasia the Patrician, Daṇḍin, and Pyeongwon of Goguryeo. After him are Corippus, Artabanes, Anwon of Goguryeo, Conall mac Comgaill, Áedán mac Gabráin, and Icel of Mercia. Among people deceased in 600, Bharavi ranks 10Before him are Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Stephanus of Byzantium, Priscian, Leander of Seville, Sophia, and Eutocius of Ascalon. After him are Hrólfr Kraki, David the Invincible, Vulca, Agathangelos, John the Lydian, and Theodorus Lector.

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