Dalit saints of Hinduism
Harijan
.
List
Vedic period
- Matanga, teacher of Shabari.
Ancient period
- Avvaiyar, royal saint of Chera dynasty.
- Nandanar (Nalai Povar), one of the Nayanars.[4]
Medieval period
- Abhangas.
- Ghasidas, notable saint of Satnami sect.
- Namdev, saint from Varkari tradition.
- Ravidassia religion.
Modern period
- Mata Amritanandamayi
- Bhagu, notable Hindu saint and wrote many Abhangas devoted to Viášhal.
- Parsuram, founder of Ramnami Samaj.
See also
References
- ^ Ghanshyam Shah, p. 42.
- ^ Jayakumar 1999, p. 20.
- ^ Strauss et al 2007, p. 179.
- ^ Jesudasan & Jesudasan, p. 156.
Sources
- Shah, Ghanshyam. Dalits and the State. Centre for Rural Studies.
- Jayakumar, Samuel (1999). Dalit consciousness and Christian conversion. Regnum International.
- Strauss, Julia C; Cruise O'Brien, Donal Brian; Tauris, I. B. (2007). Staging politics.
- Jesudasan, C; Jesudasan, Hephzibah. A history of Tamil literature (in Tamil).