Rebellion in Verse Resistance and Devotion in the Tamil Bhakti Movement - Hardcover

Raghavan, Srinivasan

 
9780143474005: Rebellion in Verse Resistance and Devotion in the Tamil Bhakti Movement
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0143474006 ISBN 13: 9780143474005
Publisher: Penguin Random House India, 2026

Synopsis

In the Tamil region in medieval times, a quiet revolution unfolded. It came to be known as the Bhakti movement. Appar’s hymn above exemplifies its spirit of rebellion against Vedic rigidity and ritual.Rebellion in Verse unfolds a journey that goes back to the sixth century CE—a time when many yearned for a reprieve from the constraints of Vedic orthodoxy and caste hierarchies. The Tamil Bhakti movement emerged as their clarion call, a grassroots surge of devotion that redefined spirituality and the social fabric itself.The saints of this movement were poets of the people, composing their hymns in Tamil and their verses, brimming with simplicity and profundity, wrestled divine wisdom from the elite grip of Sanskrit and handed it to the masses.Change had dawned. It would soon ripple through history with the force of a tidal wave.

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About the Author

Raghavan Srinivasan is a chemical engineer from Madras University and an MBA from McMaster University, Canada. He currently works as a development professional and has written a number of articles for print and online newspapers as well as international journals. He co-edits an online magazine called Ghadar Jari Hai. Raghavan is passionate about various aspects of Indian history and writes regularly on the same. His published books include Rajaraja Chola, Yugantar, Dogged Pursuit, Indian Philosophy and Indian Cities.

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Publisher
Penguin Random House India
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0143474006
ISBN 13 
9780143474005
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
304