Ramanujacarya was born in India during the year 1017 A.D. His parents were Asuri Keshava and Kantimati, both from aristocratic families.
Ramanuja was a great acarya in the Sri Sampradaya.
Prior to Ramanuja, the Sri Sampradaya was already an established organisation under Yamunacharya, and bhakti songs and devotional ideas already a part of south Indian culture because of the twelve Alvars (great saints).
Ramanuja’s fame grew because he was considered the first thinker in centuries that disputed
