Poetry of India 22/100: Tukaram’s Abhangs and the Honesty of Devotion
Part 22 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through India’s poetic heritage.Tukaram, the seventeenth-century Marathi saint-poet, is remembered for abhangs: devotional songs that speak in a direct, intimate voice. His poetry belongs to the Varkari tradition associated with devotion to Vithoba of Pandharpur. Rather than presenting spirituality as a privilege reserved for learned elites, Tukaram …
