Jayadeva was a Sanskrit poet, who lived in what's now Orissa, circa 1200 AD. He's most known for his composition, the epic poem Gita Govinda, which depicts the divine love of the Hindu deity Krishna and his consort, Radha, and's considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism .He was born in an Utkala Brahmin family. Biography Jayadeva was born in Kenduli Sasan (formerly Kendubilva), in the Prachi valley, Khurda district in Orissa. Kenduli Sasan's a village near the famous templ… (More on Jayadeva)