Unlike most of the poets of the seventeenth century, Tukaram did not write in highly Sanskitised Marathi, instead he chose the colloquial language spoken by the common-most people of his times. Tukaram’s reputation as one of the greatest poets born in India resides on his four thousand or so extant poems which he composed in Marathi, his mother tongue. One Hundred Poems of Tukaram is a translation of selected poems of this visionary poet who makes his reader see every aspect of life in a new light, enabling them to rethink the whole world in more positive terms. Tukaram's poetry hold its rejuvenating powers even in the turbulent times of our own twenty-first century. Summary Tukaram was a sixteenth century Indian poet who challenged the norms of the day, whether literary, social or religious in his poems that not only energized a decaying society but also influenced the centuries to come. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! One Hundred Poems of Tukaram Chandrakant Mhatre We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog.
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