{"product_id":"kabir-kabir-the-life-and-work-of-the-early-modern-poet-philosopher","title":"Kabir, Kabir: The life and work of the early modern poet-philosopher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agrawal, Purushottam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Westland Non-fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 11-09-2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789395767576\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e About the Book\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA FASCINATING AND RIGOROUS EXAMINATION OF KABIR’S LIFE AND POETRY AND HIS RELEVANCE TODAY, FOR BOTH THE SCHOLAR AND GENERAL READER\u003cbr\u003e\nAs the right wing tries to claim Kabir for itself, while other conservatives disown him and yet others portray him as a secular idol beyond religion, the poet has never been so misunderstood. Coming from the Nirgun bhakti tradition, the words of this fifteenth-century poet have the power to reach beyond time and speak to us today.\u003cbr\u003e\nWas he a Hindu or Muslim or was he beyond religion?\u003cbr\u003e\nDid he try to cultivate a new faith or did he eschew organised religion altogether?\u003cbr\u003e\nWas his modernity an exception or a reflection of the times he lived in?\u003cbr\u003e\nWhat does Kabir’s life and poetry tell us about this nation’s past and present?\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this rare appraisal of Kabir’s writings and his life, Purushottam Agarwal approaches this timeless poet-revolutionary with little preconceptions, presenting him the way the poet wanted to be seen, rather than what his followers and fans want to see in him.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBorn in 1955, Purushottam Agrawal served as member of Union Public Service Commission of India from 2007 to 2013. Before this, he was chairperson, Centre of Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has been visiting professor at Cambridge University, UK, and is a British Academy fellow at Wolfson College there. He has also been a visiting professor at EL Colegio de Mexico. A well-known panelist on TV debates, Agrawal hosted a unique show on books called Kitab on Rajya Sabha TV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789395767576\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Westland Non-fiction","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51195478212912,"sku":"939576757X","price":406.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81AcAE4QyaL.jpg?v=1773760531","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/kabir-kabir-the-life-and-work-of-the-early-modern-poet-philosopher","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}