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DIVINE DIALOGUES The British Museum purchased an
DID YOU KNOW?
The medieval period is replete with soulful Sufi and Bhakti manuscripts old copy of the Sikh manuscript ‘Adi
that were widely read and circulated! Often written in the local Granth‛ from Amritsar, Punjab in 1884.
language, these texts promoted soulful mysticism and devotion. Anmolpreet Singh, Class 8 C, Army
Public School, Beas
AMIR KHUSRAU - TUTI-YI HIND
SONGS OF KABIR
‘Tuti-yi Hind’ (Parrot of India) Amir Khusrau was
one of the greatest poets of medieval India! He is The spiritual writings of the
remembered for his contributions to the ‘Ganga- 15th century mystic-saint
Jamni’ Hindustani culture and his beautiful Kabir jolted listeners into
compositions, both facing the mystical truths
poetry and music, about themselves and the
in Persian and world!
Hindavi.
Khusrau dedicated ACTIVITY:
several verses to his KABIR KE
spiritual guru (pir) DOHE
Nizamuddin Auliya,
such as: Put on your thinking
‘I have become you, you have become me. caps and interpret
I have become life, you have become body.’ this couplet by Kabir!
ACTIVITY: ODE TO MY CITY!
Khusrau wrote several Refuge of religion!
odes to his hometown, Refuge and paradise of
Delhi. One such ode is, justice! TULSI RAMAYANA
Dehli: Long may it endure!
The 16th century poet Tulsidas was a great poet
Write an ode to your city or hometown! and devotee of Rama. His magnum opus work,
Ramcharitmanas (“Lake of the Deeds of Rama”), has
enthralled generations of Hindu devotees.
POETIC PADMAVAT
Malik Muhammad Jayasi, GREAT DEVOTEE, CHAITANYA
the 15th century Sufi Sri Gauranga or Chaitanya was a popular
poet, was inspired by
Vaishnava saint and reformer from
the Sufi ideals of love Bengal! In his manuscript, Shiksha
and mysticism. His most
Ashtak, he explained the Shastras for
famous work is the the common folk.
Padmavat which narrates the legend of Alauddin
Khalji and Rani Padmini.
SOULFUL SURDAS SOUTHERN ENIGMAS
Vaishnava poet, Sur Das, is renowned The Bhakti movement began in the south in the
for his remarkable vinaya poems seventh century, amongst the Alvars and the
(songs of petition). His poetry can be Nayanars! Their religious songs and biographies
found in the 17th century illustrated survive in numerous stone inscriptions and palm leaf
manuscript ‘Sursagar’. manuscripts.
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