Tukaram was born in a low caste family of a shopkeeper in Dehu. His first wife suffered from Asthma so he took a second wife who unfortunately proved troublesome. A great famine raged over Maharashtra,…
Sant Kabir
KABIR(1440-1518 A.D.)In the far villages of Central India one can hear the humming of thousands of looms echoing the thoughts of Kabir between the knots of their weaves. These weavers are popularly known as Kabir…
Saint Alban
Alban3rd century CEAlban is regarded as the first British Christian martyr, having been decapitated on a hill above the Roman town of Verulamium, now known as St. Albans, a town to the north of London.…
Akka Mahadevi
Akka Mahadevi was one of the early female poets of the Kannada literature and a prominent person in the Lingayat Shaiva sect in the 12th century. Born into a family of ardent Shiva devotees in…
Pir Sultan Abdal
Pir Sultan Abdal (c.1480-1550 - born Haydar) is an important religious figure in Alevism and considered legendary among his followers. Although it is not mentioned in historical texts, it is believed that he was of…