Tulsidas (Hindi: तुलसीदास; also known as Goswami Tulsidas (गोस्वामी तुलसीदास); 1511 – 1623) was a realized soul and saint, poet, often called reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya, in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama.