accessible to the lowest as well as the highest. His poetry is still recited across large parts of India. Ravidas Ravidas was a poet saint of the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century. Venerated as a guru (teacher) in the regions of Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, the devotional songs of Ravidas made a lasting impact upon the bhakti movement.
The life details of Ravidas are uncertain and contested. Most scholars believe he was born in a family of tanners. Ravidas was one of the disciples of the bhakti saint-poet Ramananda. Ravidas’ devotional songs were included in the Sikh Scriptures.
Ravidas spoke against social divisions of caste and gender, and promoted unity in the pursuit of personal spiritual freedoms Guru Nanak ( – ) The saint with the biggest institutional influence was Guru Nanak who founded the Sikh religion which shows undoubted syncretic influence. As a monotheistic religion Sikhism emphasized the oneness of god and adherence to a strict morality. Over two centuries, under the leadership of its ten gurus, Sikhism expanded swiftly in the Punjab region winning numerous adherents. Sikh teachings resulted in the creation of a strong sense of community.
The politics of the times created conflicts with the Mughal empire leading to persecution which resulted in the martyrdom of its gurus. Guru Govind Singh was the last guru. After him the Granth Sahib was considered the guru. While the teachings of Guru Nank is the Adi Granth .
The Guru Granth Sahib, part from Ravidas Guru Nanak XI History - Lesson - - Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India the path of love on God. Mirabai preached the worship of God in the name of Krishna and stressed that no one should be deprived of His divine grace on the ground of birth, poverty, age and sex. Her devotional songs and lyrics constitute a rich cultural heritage. Her bhajans are sung with fervour to this day.
Her teachings carried the message of divine worship to almost every Hindu household. Sur Das Sur Das lived at the court of Akbar and was popularly known