He is one of the Saptarshis (Seven Great Sages Rishi ) in the present Manvantara ; with others being Atri , Vashishtha , Vishvamitra , Gautama , Jamadagni , Kashyapa . [ 1 ] . Bharadwaja rishi was father of Dronacharya and grand father of Ashwatthama . Bharadwaja Maharshi, a sage