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What impact did Kabir and Nanak leave on Indian Society and Culture?

  • UPSC 2003
  • The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century: Political History

Kabir (c. 1440–1518) and Guru Nanak (1469–1539) belonged to the same fifteenth-century Nirguna monotheistic current, yet their afterlives diverged sharply — one dissolved into a loose devotional following, the other crystallised into an organised religious community.

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  • Assault on Caste and Ritual Hierarchy
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  • Continuing Cultural Resonance
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