Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET December 2019 Political Science
Which of the following is NOT related to Kabir?
ABegampura ✓ Correct
BBhakti
CPanchvani
DGender inequality
Correct answer: (A) Begampura — Begampura is not related to Kabir; it is the ideal city imagined by the saint Guru Ravidas, so it is the odd one out.
Explanation
★Begampura is not related to Kabir; it is the ideal city imagined by the saint Guru Ravidas, so it is the odd one out.
★Begampura, meaning 'the land without sorrow', is Ravidas's vision of a society free of grief, taxation and caste discrimination, where all live in equality.
★Kabir was a 15th-century mystic poet-saint and a central figure of the Bhakti movement, so 'Bhakti' rightly belongs to him.
★He was a weaver (Julaha) by caste and a contemporary of Sikandar Lodi, and his couplets (dohas) attacked ritualism and caste alike.
★'Panchvani' is among the compilations of Kabir's verses, alongside the Bijak, Sakhi, Adi Granth and Granthavali.
★Kabir denounced social hierarchies, including those of gender, so the theme of gender inequality is connected to his reformist message.
★His verses were absorbed into the Sikh scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib, showing his cross-tradition influence.
★Kabir was a disciple of Saint Ramananda and named his own ideal city Premnagar, the Land of Love.
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