"Swamiji: Shri Ramakrishna used to compare him to King Janaka.
It is believed that Raja Janak, a legendary king of the Videha Kingdom, plowed the field on which Punaura Dham sits for rain.
The name Janakpuri is also used to describe the Kingdom of Janaka, i.e. Mithila, whose daughter Sita married Lord Rama of Ramayana.
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Professor Janaka Ruwanpura is the Vice Provost (International) of the University of Calgary Canada.
Gurumurti Sastri composed many Gitas, or short songs illustrating Janaka (means parent, also known as melakarta) and Janya ragas.
In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Shrutakirti/Shrutkeerti (IAST Śrutakīrti) was the daughter of Kushadbhojan, a brother of King Janaka of Mithilā; hence, she is a cousin of Sītā.