Guru Ghasidasa and His Satnam Philosophy

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This volume is an accurate, refreshing and educative study of the life and deeds of the greatest most deserving but denied prophet of the depressed classes viz., Guru Ghasidasa (1756-1850) born in Chhatisgarh who belonged to the caste which was not just disadvantaged but unapproachable and who was the foremost to devote his entire life to fighting for the upliftment of the Dalits. Guru Ghasidasa, the first and foremost prophets of the depressed classes raised his voice against the caste tyranny. He led a crusade against the society which denied entry of the devotees of the lower classes in the temples, and against the expensive rituals into which the people were made to fall. Throughout their lives, they worked for the elevation, education, full dignity and self-worth for the Dalits. Guru Gahsidasa and His Satnam Philosophy is a faithful and well-documented effort of the life and deeds of Guru Ghasidasa, the first and foremost reformer of his time.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR H L Shukla

H.L. Shukla (b. 1939) has created, and for forty years he has dominated the field of Indology and modern linguistics. By any criterion Shukla’s achievement is vast: he has published about seventy books and hundreds of articles. His mastery of a huge literature is awe-inspiring: in current affairs, in linguistics, history, archaeology: anthropology, sociology, psychology, folklorology. He doesn’t believe in heroes, but it is not surprising that for many he has become one. And there can be little disagreement that he has fulfilled his expressed hope that “I’ve done something decent with my life”. Dr. Shukla served as Professor and Head Department of Languages and Culture at Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Currently he is engaged in Cultural Thesaurus of India.

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Title
Guru Ghasidasa and His Satnam Philosophy
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8176463876
Length
xii+163p., Notes; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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