Sudhindra Tirtha

Sudhindra Tirtha
The tomb or Brindavana of Sudhindra Tirtha in Anegundi, Gangavathi
Personal
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Order	Vedanta
Philosophy	Dvaita
Religious career
Guru	Vijayendra Tirtha
Successor	Raghavendra Tirtha
Literary works	Alamkara Manjari, Madhudhara, Subhadra Dhananjaya

Sudhindra Tirtha (c.1596 - c.1623) was a Dvaita philosopher of aesthetics, dramatist and the pontiff of the matha at Kumbakonam. Unlike his predecessors who mainly dealt with polemics and theology, most of his written works deal with Kavya (poetry), Alankara (figure of speech) and Nataka (drama), which is considered unique in history of Dvaita literature. He is also notable as a disciple of Vijayendra Tirtha, engaging in scholarly debates across the subcontinent ^[1] and for mentoring Raghavendra Tirtha who succeeded him as the pontiff of the matha at Kumbakonam. Regarding his oeuvre in the context of Dvaita literature, Sharma notes "he was left us works of real merit, which stand out like oases in the dreary desert of theological writings". ^[2] His works are characterised by alliterations, elegance and simplicity.