Tukaram

Sant Tukaram
संत तुकाराम
Sant Tukaram; संत तुकाराम
	Sant Tukaram Maharaj
Personal
Born	Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile; Either 1598 or 1608; Dehu, Pune; Maharashtra, India
Died	Either 1649 or 1650 in Dehu, Pune
Religion	Hinduism
Known for	Abhanga (devotional poetry),; Social Reformer -sant of Bhakti movement
Other names	Tukoba, Tukobaraya
Dharma names	Sant Tukaram
Organization
Order	Varkari tradition
Religious career
Literary works	Tukaram Gatha

Sant Tukaram Maharaj (Marathi pronunciation: [t̪ukaːɾam]), also known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba, was a Hindu, Marathi Saint of "Varkari sampradaya" in Dehu village, Maharashtra in the 17th century.^[4]^[5] He was a bhakt of Lord Pandurang of Pandharpur.^[3] He is best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga, which are popular in Maharashtra, many of his poems deals with social reform.^[5]

^ Ranade 1994, pp. 3–7.
^ ^a ^b Tulpule & Shelke 1992, p. 148.
^ ^a ^b Mohan Lal (1993), Encyclopedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot, Sahitya Akademi, South Asia Books, ISBN 978-9993154228, pages 4403-4404
^ Maxine Bernsten (1988), The Experience of Hinduism: Essays on Religion in Maharashtra, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0887066627, pages 248-249
^ ^a ^b Anna Schultz (2012), Singing a Hindu Nation: Marathi Devotional Performance and Nationalism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0199730834, page 62

[FOOTNOTERanade19943–7-1] Ranade 1994, pp. 3–7.

[FOOTNOTETulpuleShelke1992148-2] Tulpule & Shelke 1992, p. 148.

[mohanlal-3] Mohan Lal (1993), Encyclopedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot, Sahitya Akademi, South Asia Books, ISBN 978-9993154228, pages 4403-4404

[4] Maxine Bernsten (1988), The Experience of Hinduism: Essays on Religion in Maharashtra, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0887066627, pages 248-249

[annaschultz-5] Anna Schultz (2012), Singing a Hindu Nation: Marathi Devotional Performance and Nationalism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0199730834, page 62

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