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Biography of Surdas | Early Life - Texts and Poems - Compositions - Legacy of Surdas

Biography of Surdas Surdas, also known as Sant Surdas, was a celebrated 15th-century saint, poet, and musician in India. He is renowned for his devotional songs, especially those dedicated to Lord Krishna. While precise details about his life are often blurred between fact and folklore, his significant contributions to the Bhakti movement are widely acknowledged. Biography of Surdas          Early Life of Surdas: Surdas was born in 1478 in Sihi, a village near Delhi, India. He was blind from birth. Despite his visual impairment, he exhibited a keen interest in spirituality and music from a young age. Surdas devoted his life to the worship of Lord Krishna and the composition of devotional poetry and songs. Biography of Mahadevi Varma Surdas Life as a Poet and Musician: Surdas' poetic compositions, written in Braj Bhasha, a medieval form of Hindi, are collected in the "Sursagar," a compilation of his verses. He wrote extensively about Lord Krishna's child...