Indian art and culture / Religion and philosophy
Bhakti in the north and the rise of Sikhism
Practise 3 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Nirguna sants: Kabir (Bijak, Kabir Granthavali; Ramananda's disciple by tradition), Ravidas, Dadu Dayal (Dadu Panth, Akbar's contemporary), Sundardas
- Guru Nanak (1469 to 1539) preaching at Kartarpur when Babur arrived; Guru Angad, Amar Das, Arjan (Adi Granth 1604, Harmandir), Tegh Bahadur, Gobind Singh (Khalsa 1699), Guru Granth Sahib
- Ramananda and Rama bhakti (Tulsidas); Krishna bhakti of Vallabhacharya's Pushtimarg (Shuddhadvaita, Surdas, Ashtachhap), Nimbarka's Dvaitadvaita (thirteenth century), Mirabai, Chaitanya's Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Sankardeva's Ekasarana in Assam
- Varkari tradition of Pandharpur (Vitthal): Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath, Tukaram; Wari pilgrimage; Ramdas and Shivaji
- Women saints: Mirabai, Andal, Akka Mahadevi, Lal Ded, Janabai, Bahinabai, Karaikkal Ammaiyar
- Bhakti and social order: vernacular preaching, critique of caste and ritual, sant literature, dialogue with Sufism
Where to study
Themes in Indian History Part II, Class XII (prelims and contents)
- Theme 6
Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 6 Devotional Paths to the Divine
- ch. 6 Devotional Paths to the Divine, pp. 1-18 (printed 61-78)
- ch. 6 Devotional Paths to the Divine, A Closer Look: Kabir, p. 13 (printed 73)
- ch. 6 Devotional Paths to the Divine, A Closer Look: Baba Guru Nanak, pp. 14-15 (printed 74-75)
- ch. 6 Devotional Paths to the Divine, New Religious Developments in North India; Beyond the Rana's palace (Mirabai), pp. 10-12 (printed 70-72)
- ch. 6 Devotional Paths to the Divine, Bhakti Movement in the Deccan (Vitthala, Namdev, Tukaram, Eknath), pp. 5-6 (printed 65-66)
- ch. 6 Devotional Paths to the Divine, Questioning the social order, p. 6 (printed 66)
History of Medieval India · Satish Chandra
- ch. 11 and 17
- ch. 11
- ch. 17
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History Volume II (lessons 12 to 19), full text
- Lesson 13 Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India, pp. 21-32 (printed 17-28)
- Lesson 13 Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India, 13.5 Proponents of Bhakti Movement: Kabir; Ravidas, p. 25 (printed 21)
- Lesson 13 Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India, 13.5 Proponents of Bhakti Movement: Guru Nanak; Guru Govind Singh; Guru Granth, pp. 25-26 (printed 21-22)
- Lesson 13 Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India, 13.5 Proponents of Bhakti Movement: Chaitanya; Ramananda; Vallabhacharya; Sur Das; Mirabai, pp. 26-27 (printed 22-23)
- Lesson 13 Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India, 13.5 Proponents of Bhakti Movement: Namadeva; Tuka Ram, pp. 26-27 (printed 22-23)
- Lesson 13 Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India, 13.5 Proponents of Bhakti Movement: Mirabai; 13.6 Impact of the Bhakti Movement (women), pp. 27-28 (printed 23-24)
- Lesson 13 Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India, 13.4 Salient Features of Bhakti Movement; 13.6 Impact of the Bhakti Movement, pp. 24-28 (printed 20-24)
Themes in Indian History Part II, Class XII, Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts
- Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, 8. New Devotional Paths: Dialogue and Dissent in Northern India (Kabir, Ravidas, Dadu), pp. 22-24 (printed 161-163)
- Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, 8. New Devotional Paths (Baba Guru Nanak, the Adi Granth Sahib, the Khalsa), pp. 24-25 (printed 163-164)
- Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, 8. New Devotional Paths (Mirabai, Tulsidas, Surdas); 9. Shankaradeva, pp. 25-26 (printed 164-165)
- Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, 7. The Chishtis (Namdev); Timeline (Jnaneshwar, Tukaram), pp. 19-28 (printed 158-167)
- Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, 2. Poems of Prayer (Andal, Karaikkal Ammaiyar); 8. New Devotional Paths (Mirabai), pp. 5-6 (printed 144-145)
- Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, 8. New Devotional Paths: Love for the Lord (Mirabai), pp. 25-26 (printed 164-165)
- Theme 6 Bhakti-Sufi Traditions, 8. New Devotional Paths: Dialogue and Dissent in Northern India, pp. 22-26 (printed 161-165)