Bhakti saints won the affection of peasants so the kings tried to win their support too. In Karnataka, Basavanna, who was a minister in the King’s court, started a movement whose followers were ...

Bhakti saints won the affection of peasants so the kings tried to win their support too. In Karnataka, Basavanna, who was a minister in the King’s court, started a movement whose followers were ...

The Bhakti movement empowered those on the lowest rungs of Indian society and provided impetus for the growth of vernacular literature. Hello User. Sign in . Hello {{name}} Sign Out .

“Without Bhakti, there is no Tamil literature,” D. Gnanasundaram, Kamban Chair Professor at Pondicherry University, says. “Look at the number of songs and range of the topics covered. It is ...

The Bhakti movement (8th–17th century) was all about making spirituality accessible to everyone, regardless of caste or wealth. The Rath Yatra, even before this movement spread across India ...

The Bhakti movement story could hardly achieve its integrative aim if this were not so, and particular hagiographers and anthologists made variousness of background the special sign of the ...

Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2025 celebrates the birth anniversary of Saint Ravidas Ji, a revered spiritual leader and Bhakti movement pioneer. Known for promoting equality and devotion, Guru Ravidas ...

Speaking of the power of women, I am reminded of the trail-blazing role of women in the powerful Bhakti movement, that swept across India between the 9th and the 17th centuries.

Varanasi: The Vishal Bharat Sansthan, in collaboration with the Rampanth, launched a ‘Shri Ram Parivar Bhakti Movement’ on the occasion of Ram Navami .