Question

Contribution of Surdas in Indian society

Answer 1

Surdas was a 14th century blind saint , poet and musician , who was known for his devotional songs dedicated to Lord Krishna . Surdas is said to have written and composed a hundred thousand songs in his book i.e .

Answer 2

Surdas, one of the most famous Bhakti people of India, during the XIVth-VIIth century, was the last devotee of Lord Krishna. He was blind and worked in the 16th century. Surdas was a poet as well as a vocalist like Tyagaraja. Most of his lyrics had written in praising Lord Krishna. His work includes Braj Bhasa, one in Hindi and Awadhi, two literary dialects.

Explanation:

• Surdas was part of the movement of Bhakti that spread across the Indian subcontinent. This revolution was the social reinforcement of the masses. The spiritual revolution of the masses arose first in seventh century in South India, and in the 14th and 17th centuries it spread to North India.
• Surdas is one of the people who had great influence on the cultural heritage of India. He was deeply affected by the Bhakti movement, which was widely prevalent in India. He spread the Vaishnavism Shuddhadvaita School. This uses the divine image from earlier saints, Radha-Krishna Lila.