Question : What impact did Kabir and Nanak leave on Indian society and culture?
(2003)
Answer : Kabir was born form a Hindu widow in 1440, who left him immediately after his birth ‘to hide her shame’ by the side of a water tank in Banaras. He was the most popular of all the disciples of Ramananda, occupies a place of pride in the annals of the Bhakti movement in northern India. He was brought up by a muslim weaver named Niru. Kabir married and adopted the profession of his father, but ....
Question : Architecture of the Vijayanagar Empire.
(2000)
Answer : During Vijayanagar period temples emerged as important and holders. Hundreds of village were granted deities which were worshipped in large temples. Temple officiers managed the deveodana villages to ensure that the grant was utilised properly. The income from devadana villages provided sustenance to the ritual functionaries. It was also utilised to provide food offerings or to purchase goods (monthly armoatic substances and cloth) essential for carrying out the ritual rites. Cash endowments were also made ....
Question : Growth of regional languages and literature during the medieval period.
(1995)
Answer : The regional languages that emerged from Indo-Aryan languages in the medieval period were eight in num ber: Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Assamense, Oriya, Marathi and Gujarati. The reformers of the Bhakti cult and the Hindi and gave a great impetus to the Hindi literature. In this connection the names of Ramanand, Kabir, Mira Bai deserve a special mention. Chand Bardai, the author of Prithvi Raj Raso, Jagnayak the author of Alahkhand and Amir Kurrau, great ....
