What is the bhasha shaili of Raidas?
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Ravidas was an Indian mystic poet-sant of the Bhakti movement during the 14th to 16th century CE.[3][4] Venerated as a guru (teacher) in the region of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, the devotional songs of Ravidas have had a lasting impact upon the bhakti movement. He was a poet-saint, social reformer and a spiritual figure. He is considered as the founder of 21st-century Ravidassia religion by a group who previously were associated with Sikhism.[5]
The life details of Ravidas are uncertain and contested. Scholars believe he was born at 1371 CE,[1] in a family that worked with dead animals' skins to produce leather products and very much known in India as untouchables.[3][4] Tradition and medieval era texts state Ravidas was one of the disciples of the Brahmin bhakti saint-poet Ramananda.[6][7]
Ravidas' devotional songs were included in the Sikh scriptures, Guru Granth Sahib.[4][8] The Panch Vani text of the Dadupanthi tradition within Hinduism also includes numerous poems of Ravidas.[3] Ravidas taught removal of social divisions of caste and gender, and promoted unity in the pursuit of personal spiritual freedoms.[9]