Sant tukaram maharaj biography sample

Sant Tukaram Maharaj (Marathi pronunciation: [t̪ukaːɾam]) was a 17th-century Marathi poet, Hindu sant (saint), popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra. He was a Sant of Varkari sampradaya (Marathi-Vaishnav tradition) - that venerates the god Vithoba - in Maharashtra, India.

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He was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition. Tukaram is best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga and community-oriented worship with spiritual songs known as kirtan.

Biography

Early life

Tukaram was born in modern-day Maharashtra state of India. His complete name was Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile.

The year of birth and death of sant Tukaram has been a subject of research and dispute among 20th-century scholars.

He was either born in the year 1598 or 1608 in a village named Dehu, near Pune in Maharashtra, India.Sant Tukaram was born to Kanakai and Bolhoba More and scholars consider his family to belong to the Kunbi caste. Tuk