INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Another well-known saint-preacher of the medieval period was Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion and a disciple of Kabir. He was born in Talwandi near Lahore. He denounced caste distinctions and rituals like bathing in holy rivers. His conception of religion was highly practical and sternly ethical.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kabir and Baba Guru Nanak taught that everyone could obtain God’s grace with love, through charity and helping one another. They opposed idol worship and religious rituals. They were against caste and religious differences.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thus both Kabir and Guru Nanak was a significant figure and played an important role in Bhakti movement through their teachings and creations. Both helped Bhakti tradition to reach masses in their language and allowed spread of Bhakti Movement in various part of the nation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Guru Nanak Dev played a crucial role in the Bhakti movement. Sufism and bhakti contributed to Nanak’s religious philosophy. He discarded retrograde elements selfishness, hypocrisy, falsehood and violence of Hinduism and Islam. His teachings incorporated the noblest principles of both religions.