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History GK · Q98

Bhakti Movement

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 98

Q98

Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?

A.
Ramdas
B.
Tukaram
Answer
C.
Namdeva
D.
Eknath

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Tukaram, also referred to as Sant Tukaram, Bhakta Tukaram, Tukaram Maharaj, Tukoba and Tukobaraya, was a 17th-century Hindu poet and sant of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra. Tukaram was the great Marathi Varreni-Vaishnavie sect saint of Bhakti Movement. He composed the famous 'Abhanga poetry'.