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Poetry of India 29/100: Bahinabai Chaudhari and the Wisdom of Everyday Marathi

Part 29 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry.Bahinabai Chaudhari’s Marathi poetry is treasured for the way it draws philosophical insight from ordinary work, family life, farming and the natural world. Her voice is associated with an oral, spoken idiom rather than an ornamental literary style. The result is poetry that feels close to lived experience while asking large que…

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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 …

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