Harivamsa Gosvami

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Harivamsa Gosvami, a disciple of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, espoused a Vaishnava Theology which created the Radhavallabha Vaishnava sect of Hinduism. Also, Harivamsa Gosvami is known for his emotional poetry about Radha and Krishna. He was born around 1500 in the village of Bad, in Braja Mandala. He was married at the age of 16 and had three sons. He renounced family life at the age of 32 and started for Vrindavana.