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(History) (Chapter - 8) (Devotional Paths to the Divine), , (asss-7), Let's discuss, Question 8:, , For either the Virashaivas or the sants of Maharashtra, discuss their attitude towards caste., € Answer 8:, ‘The attitude of Virashaivas towards caste was as follows:, , > They reacted to the temple worship., , > Virashaivas argued strongly for the equality of all human beings., , > They rejected Brahmanical ideas about caste and the treatment of women,, , Question 9:, , Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?, , € Answer 9:, , Due to the following reasons, the ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai:, , She was a queen and devote of Krishna., , She composed innumerable bhajans expressing here intense devotion to his beloved lord., , She left her husband's but she did not die. This popularized her as being saved by Lord. Thus,, her authenticity as a true devotes was proved., , She even drank poison, sent by her husband, but she did not die. This popularised her as being, saved by lord. Thus, her authenticity as a true devote., , Her songs openly challenged the nomars of the "upper" castes and become popular with the, masses in Rajasthan and Gujarat., , ,, Let's do, , Question 10:, , Find out whether in your neighbourhood there are any dargahs, gurudwaras or temples associated, with saints of the bhakti tradition in your neighbourhood. Visit any one of these and describe what, you see and hear., , € Answer 10:, , Students, do it yourselves. [Hint: There wouldn't be any picture or idol of any God. The religious, shrine would be devoted to some saint, etc.}, , vovvvv, , Question 11:, For any of the saint-poets whose compositions have been included in this chapter, find out more, about their works, noting down other poems. Find out whether these are sung, how they are sung,, and what the poets wrote about., , € Answer 1, Students, do it yourselves. [Hi, , Question 12:, , There are several saint-poets whose names have been mentioned but their works have not been, included in the chapter. Find out more about the language in which they composed, whether their, compositions were sung, and what their compositions were about., , € Answer 1, Students, do it yourselves. [Hint: You can search internet for the subcontinental Bhakti and Sufi, literature of various saints and Sufi masters. Also, you can discuss with your history teacher:], , , , , , , , ‘ou can look for Kabir’s poem in Hindi textbooks}