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Surdas

Gwalior, India

A 16th century saint, poet and singer who was blind and known for writing odes of Krishna.

A 16th century saint, poet and singer who was blind and known for writing odes of Krishna.

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Born :Haryana

Died : Uttar Pradesh, India

Born in Gwalior, he was a disciple of Vallabhacharya. He met Vallabhacharya at Gaughat near Runakta, which is largely contested as his birth-place. On the basis of Pushtimarga, he composed thousands of verses of Krishna Bhakti, which is famous as Sursagar. His other two compositions Sursaravali and Sahitya-lahari are famous.

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Rekhta Gujarati Utsav I Vadodara - 5th Jan 25 I Mumbai - 11th Jan 25 I Bhavnagar - 19th Jan 25

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