Sunderdas (1596–1689) was a noted saint, poet, philosopher and social reformer of

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. He was a disciple of

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. Sunderdas was born in 1596 in

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state in India. Sant Sunderdas composed about 48 books. He is revered as the Sankaracharya of

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literature, and is popularly known as Sant Kavi Sunderdas.

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Sant Kavi Sunderdas biography
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