In this rare appraisal of Kabir’s writings and his life, Purushottam Agarwal approaches this timeless poet-revolutionary with little preconceptions.
In this rare appraisal of Kabir’s writings and his life, Purushottam Agarwal approaches this timeless poet-revolutionary with little preconceptions.
As the right wing tries to claim Kabir for itself, while other conservatives disown him and yet others portray him as a secular idol beyond religion, the poet has never been so misunderstood. Coming from the Nirgun bhakti tradition, the words of this fifteenth-century poet have the power to reach beyond time and speak to us today.
Born in 1955, Purushottam Agrawal served as member of Union Public Service Commission of India from 2007 to 2013. Before this, he was chairperson, Centre of Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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