Tulsi das was a famous Hindu saint, reformer, poet and philosopher who was devoted. to lord Rama. Beside authoring the great epic ‘Ramcharitmanas’, he is said to have composed ‘Hanuman Chalisa’, besides many literary works. He was considered the reincarnation of Valmiki, the composer of the original Sanskrit Ramayana. He spent most of his life in Varanasi and is also said to have started the theatre adaptation of the Ramayana in the form of Ramlila plays.
