Write notes on the following : 1. Meera Bai and Poetess Andal 2. Sufism
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1. Meerabai (1498–1546) is a prominent poetess of the Krishna-Bhakti branch. Her poems show a deep twinge of female subjugation, which deepens in the color of devotion. Meera Bai has created spontaneous positions of Krishna-devotion.
Andal, was a saintly woman from South India. They are one of the twelve sultry saints. He is called Meera of the South.
2. Sufism or Tasawwuf, is a mystic cult of Islam. Its pantheon is called Sufi (Sufi Saint). Their goal has been to serve the progress of their creed and Sufism. Sufis accepted gifts from kings and preferred to live a colorful life. They have many ways or families, in which names of Soharavardi (Suhrawardi), Nakashwandiya, Qadiriya, Chishtiya, Kalandariya and Shutaria are taken prominently.
Meera, also known as Meera Bai or Mirabai was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. Meera was born into a Rajput royal family of Kudki district of Pali, Rajasthan, India.
Died: 1546, Dwarka
Books: Says Meera: An Anthology of Devotional Songs of Meera, India's Greatest Woman Poet