Sant Kavi Jagjivan Das (or Jagiwan Das, 1727
Sardaha
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Chas
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- 1761) is the founder of the
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 ...
denomination of Hinduism in Upper India.
[Robert Vane Russell]
''The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 1''
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, 1916, pp307-8 (retrieved 20 February 2012 from Google Books
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Works
Leading a family life Sant Kavi Jagjivan Das proved to be a great Saint and literary genius. To his credit are more than a dozen literary creations, which has enriched the heritage of Hindi literature. Agh Vinaash, Maha Pralay, Gyan Prakash, Shabd-Sagar, Param Granth, Prem-Path, Aagam Paddhati, being his important creations.
References
External links
* http://barabanki.nic.in/person.htm
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Satnami
1727 births
1761 deaths
18th-century Hindu religious leaders
People from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh