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Tukaram
Jagatguru Sant Tukaram जगतगुरू संत तुकाराम | |
|---|---|
 Sant Tukaram Maharaj | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile Either 1598 or 1608[1][2] |
| Died | Either 1649 or 1650 in Dehu, Pune |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Known for | Abhanga (devotional poetry), Social Reformer -sant of Bhakti movement[3] |
| Other names | Tukoba, Tukobaraya |
| Dharma names | Sant Tukaram |
| Organization | |
| Order | Varkari tradition |
| Religious career | |
| Literary works | Tukaram Gatha |
Sant Tukaram Maharaj (Marathi pronunciation: [t̪ukaːɾam]), also known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba, was a Hindu, Marathi Saint of Varkari sampradaya" in Dehu village, Maharashtra in the 17th century.[4][5] He was a bhakt of the god Vithoba of Pandharpur.[3] He is best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga, which are popular in Maharashtra, many of his poems deals with social reform.[5]
- ^ Ranade 1994, pp. 3–7.
- ^ a b Tulpule & Shelke 1992, p. 148.
- ^ a b Mohan Lal (1993), Encyclopedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot, Sahitya Akademi, South Asia Books, ISBN 978-9993154228, pages 4403-4404
- ^ Maxine Bernsten (1988), The Experience of Hinduism: Essays on Religion in Maharashtra, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0887066627, pages 248-249
- ^ a b Anna Schultz (2012), Singing a Hindu Nation: Marathi Devotional Performance and Nationalism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0199730834, page 62
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