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

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. He was a disciple of

Dadu Dayal Dadu Dayal (Devanagari: दादू दयाल, , 1544–1603) was a poet-saint religious reformer who spoke against formalism and priestcraft, and was active throughout Rajasthan. Etymology "Dadu" means brother, and "Dayal" means "the ...

. 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 Shankaracharya (, , "Adi Shankara, Shankara-''acharya''") is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism. The title derives from Adi Shankara; teachers from the successive ...

" of Hindi literature, and is popularly known as Sant Kavi Sunderdas.

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Sant Kavi Sunderdas biography
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