Sant Kabir Das Jayanti

Why in news ? Recently, Sant Kabir Das Jayanti was observed on 24th June, 2021 to mark the birth anniversary of Sant Kabirdas. Kabirdas Jayanti is celebrated on the Jyeshtha Purnima tithi, as per the Hindu lunar calendar. About: Sant Kabir Das was born in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He was a 15thcentury mystic poet, saint and social reformer and a proponent of the Bhakti Movement. Kabir's legacy is still going on through a sect known as Panth of Kabir, a religious community that considers him as the founder. Teacher: His early life was in a Muslim family, but he was strongly influenced by his teacher, the Hindu bhakti leader Ramananda. Literature: Kabir Das' writings had a great....Read More