Sant Kabir Das Jayanti:
On 22nd June 2024, the Prime Minister commemorated the 647th birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das.
- Sant Kabir Das, a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint, was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to a Muslim family but was raised by a Hindu weaver couple.
- He was a notable figure in the Bhakti movement, which emphasised devotion and love for the divine.
- The Bhakti movement started in the 7th century in South India and spread to North India during the 14th and 15th centuries.
- Popular poet-saints of the Bhakti movement, like Ramananda and Kabir Das, sang devotional songs in vernacular languages.
- Kabir sought spiritual guidance from teachers such as Ramananda and Sheikh Taqi, shaping his unique philosophy.
- Kabir is revered by both Hindus and Muslims, and his followers are known as “Kabir Panthis.”
- His popular literary works include Kabir Bijak (poems and verses), Kabir Parachai, Sakhi Granth, Adi Granth (Sikh), and Kabir Granthawali (Rajasthan).
- His works, written in the Brajbhasha and Awadhi dialects, significantly influenced Indian literature and the development of the Hindi language.
