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Guru Balakdas
Guru Balakdas (18 August 1805 — 17 March 1860) was son of the founder of the Satnampanth Satnampanth, also called Satnami Samaj, Satnami movement, or Sadhanpanth, This sect is thought to be an offshoot of the Ravidassia sect (sampradaya) founded by Bir Bhan (1543-1620 AD), of Narnaul district. His guru was Udhodas, the pupil of Sain ..., Guru Ghasidas. Guru Balakdas' activities aroused the hostility of higher cast hindu, and he was murdered by feudalistic attackers at a rest-house at Aurabandha village in Bilaspur while travelling to Raipur in 1860. References {{Hindu-bio-stub Satnami People from Raipur district 1805 births 1860 deaths People murdered in India Dalit religious leaders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giroudpuri
Giraudpuri is a village in the Baloda Bazar district of Chhattisgarh, India. Located beside the Jonk River, it is the birthplace of the Satnami sect's founder Ghasidas, and a pilgrimage centre for the Satnamis. History The village is notable as the birth place of Ghasidas, the founder of the Satnami ''panth'' (religious sect). It is a major place of pilgrimage (''dham'') for the Satnamis, who are classified among the Scheduled Castes. His son Balakdas purchased land in Girodhpuri to strengthen the Satnami sect. A ''jayanti'' '' mela'' (birth anniversary fair) held in honour of Ghasidas was first held in Giraudpuri in 1932. The village was originally known as "Girod". By the time Chhattisgarh became a state in 2000, the Satnamis had become a politically important voting group. The state government renamed the village to "Girodpuri" ("Girod town"), and started developing the area as a tourist centre to generate income, and to gain the political support of the Satnamis. The go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagpur Kingdom
The Kingdom of Nagpur was an Indian kingdom in the 18th and 19th centuries. It came under the rule of the Marathas of the Bhonsle dynasty in the mid-18th century and became part of the Maratha Empire. The city of Nagpur was the capital of the state. After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, it became a princely state of the British Empire in 1818, and was annexed to British India in 1853 becoming Nagpur Province. History Gond kingdom The historical record of the Nagpur kingdom begins in the early 18th century, when it formed part of the Gond Kingdom of Deogarh. Bakht Buland Shah, the ruler of Deogharh, visited Delhi and afterwards was determined to encourage the development of his own kingdom. To this end he invited Hindu and Muslim artisans and cultivators to settle in the plains country, and founded the city of Nagpur. His successor, Chand Sultan, continued the development of the country, and moved his capital to Nagpur. After the death of Chand Sultan, the Bhonsles took over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. Maratha rule formally began in 1674 with the coronation of Shivaji of the Bhonsle, Bhonsle Dynasty as the ''Chhatrapati'' (Marathi language, Marathi: "The title "Chhatrapati" was created by Shivaji upon his coronation"). Although Shivaji came from the Maratha_(caste), Maratha caste, the Maratha empire also included warriors, administrators and other notables from Maratha and several other castes from Maharashtra. They are largely credited for ending the Mughal Empire, Mughal control over the Indian subcontinent and establishing the Maratha Empire. The religious attitude of Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb estranged non-Muslims, and his inability to finish the resulting Maratha uprising after a Mughal–Maratha Wars, 27-year war at a great cost to his men and treasure, eventually ensued Maratha a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur district is a district of the Chhattisgarh States and territories of India, state of India. Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur city is the headquarters of the district. , it is the second most populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of Districts of Chhattisgarh, 27), after Raipur district, Raipur. Etymology The name of the district derived from the city of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur, the administrative headquarter of the district. The name "Bilaspur" originated from Bilasa Devi, a fisherwoman who founded this city, according to a legend. Geography Bilaspur district is situated between 21º47' and 23º8' north latitudes and 81º14' and 83º15' east longitudes. The district is bounded by Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi district, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district on the north, Anuppur District and Dindori district, Dindori District of Madhya Pradesh state on the west, Kabirdham district, Kabirdham on the southwest, Durg District, Durg and Raipur District, Raipur on the sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saugor And Nerbudda Territories
The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories, was a region of British India, located in the central part of present-day Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It included the present-day districts of Sagar (Saugor), Damoh, Jabalpur, and Narsinghpur. The region extended on either side of the Narmada River (Nerbudda). Jubbulpore was the capital and the military headquarters of the territory. The city was one of the candidates for the administrative capital of British India, when the Government decided to move the capital outside Calcutta in 1911. History The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories were captured by the British East India Company from the Marathas at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, in 1818. Saugor was the seat of a Maratha governor, and the northern portion of the territory was ceded by the Maratha Peshwa; the southern portion, which included Jubbulpore and the upper Nerbudda valley, was ceded by the Bhonsle Maharaja of Nagpur. Immediately after the occupation, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Ghasidas
Ghasidas (18 December 1756 – 1850), also known as Guru Ghasidas, was guru (teacher) of the Satnampanth in the early 19th century. It was Guru Ghasidas who decided to start treating everyone the same in a deep forested part of Malwa Region. Ghasidas was born on 16 February 1756 at Girodpuri village of Nagpur (present-day Giraudpuri at Baloda Bazar of Chhattisgarh) into a Chamar family. Guru Ghasidas was the son of Mangu Das and Amrauti Mata. Ghasidas preached Satnam particularly for the people of Malwa. After Guru Ghasidas, his teachings were carried on by his son, Guru Balakdas. Guru Ghasidas was the founder of the Satnami community in Malwa. During his lifetime, the political atmosphere in India was one of exploitation. Ghasidas experienced the evils of the caste system at an early age, which helped him to understand the social dynamics in a caste-ridden society and reject social inequality. To find solutions, he travelled extensively across Malwa. Guru Ghasidas established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satnampanth
Satnampanth, also called Satnami Samaj, Satnami movement, or Sadhanpanth, This sect is thought to be an offshoot of the Ravidassia sect (sampradaya) founded by Bir Bhan (1543-1620 AD), of Narnaul district. His guru was Udhodas, the pupil of Saint Ravidas, a Chamar. A ''Haryana Review'' periodical issue regarding the Satnamis of the age of Bir Bhan, "''A Satnami had three attributes: he put on the garb of a devotee , earned money through fair means and did not bear any type of injustice or atrocity.''" Jagjivan Das is the second most important Satnami. Due to his spiritual fame, he was met by Emperor Akbar. Swami Dayal lists Jagjivan Sahab as his predecessor and writes: :If in your mind you do not believe what I say, then consult the sayings of Kabir and Guru Nanak. Tulsi's persuasion is just the same, and so is that of Paltu and Jagjivan. These saints I take as my authority, and I witness to what they teach. The sect has an official foundation date, which is April 21, 1657. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Ghasi Das
Ghasidas (18 December 1756 – 1850), also known as Guru Ghasidas, was guru (teacher) of the Satnampanth in the early 19th century. It was Guru Ghasidas who decided to start treating everyone the same in a deep forested part of Malwa Region. Ghasidas was born on 16 February 1756 at Girodpuri village of Nagpur (present-day Giraudpuri at Baloda Bazar of Chhattisgarh) into a Chamar family. Guru Ghasidas was the son of Mangu Das and Amrauti Mata. Ghasidas preached Satnam particularly for the people of Malwa. After Guru Ghasidas, his teachings were carried on by his son, Guru Balakdas. Guru Ghasidas was the founder of the Satnami community in Malwa. During his lifetime, the political atmosphere in India was one of exploitation. Ghasidas experienced the evils of the caste system at an early age, which helped him to understand the social dynamics in a caste-ridden society and reject social inequality. To find solutions, he travelled extensively across Malwa. Guru Ghasidas established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satnami
The Sadh, also known as Satnami, is a minority Bhakti-era Hindu sect in India. It is a monotheistic Hindu sect where its followers believe in a formless and supreme god called Satnam Satpurush. According to M. A. Sherring, he may have been influenced by the teachings of Ravidas. This sect is thought to be an offshoot of Ravidasi sect and composed of lower strata of the Hindu society, particularly, leather workers, sweepers, carpenters, Goldsmiths etc. History The sect was formed by Birbhan Sadh in Bijesar, a village near Narnaul, Haryana in the year 1543 CE. They use the name satnami to call upon God and thus call themselves ''satnamis''. Group or gathering of Sadh's is pronounced as "sangat" (association). . Chapter XV. Digital Library of India. ERNET. See also * Jagjivan Das * Sant Kabir * Guru Ravidas Ravidas or Raidas, was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. Venerated as a ''guru'' (teacher) in the modern r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Raipur District
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1805 Births
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1860 Deaths
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