INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As a literary movement, it liberated poetry from singing the praises of kings and introduced spiritual themes. From a style point of view, it introduced simple and accessible styles like vachanas (in Kannada), saakhis, dohas and other forms in various languages and ended the hegemony of Sanskrit metrical forms.

Detailed explanation-2: -This movement infused vernacular languages with the ideas of equality, liberty, freedom of choice of worship and the importance of being a human, an individual. This influenced life and thought of the people immensely.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Bhakti movement led to devotional transformation of medieval Hindu society, wherein Vedic rituals or alternatively ascetic monk-like lifestyle for moksha gave way to individualistic loving relationship with a personally defined god.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bhakti movement is considered to be a cultural revolution in the history of medieval India. It had a significant impact on the literary works that were developed during that period. The Bhakti literature reflects a new form of devotion to God i.e., a personal bond between the devotee and the deity.