Uncover the powerful symbolism of Jagannath Rath Yatra, reflecting Bhakti ideals of love, equality, and collective devotion for all.

The world over, the image of the singer-songwriter has been a powerful one. Bards, who functioned as chroniclers and satirists mocking the meaningless conventions of their times, and who sometimes ...

2. He believed in formless God. 3. He was the first to reconcile Hinduism and Islam.

For example, the war anthem composed by Dr Rashid Anwar during 1965 war runs: However, women reformers, especially those connected with Bhakti movement, deeply affected the social patterns ...

(Wikimedia Commons) 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.

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 ...

Sant Kabirdas was a famous poet, saint and social reformer of India of the 15th century. He is considered the leading saint ...

Highlighting Bhagat Kabir’s pivotal role in the Bhakti movement, Kataria praised his advocacy of love, equality and harmony ...

In South India, the Bhakti movement started in response to these factors. Bhakti poets had no problem with physical representations of God. They rejected all markers of differentiation such as caste.

The Bhakti movement emerged between the 7th and 17th centuries. Like Sufism was a form of protest against the complexities of orthodox Islam, the Bhakti movement was a protest against the ...