Consider the following pairs : 1. Sur Das: Sur Sagar 2. Shankardeva: Kirtan Ghosh 3. Sant Tukaram: Abhangas How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Surdas

• Surdas (1478–1583) is one of the most significant figures in the Bhakti movement, particularly in the Krishna Bhakti tradition.
• He is traditionally believed to have been born blind in a village near Delhi.
• He is often associated with the Vallabhacharya sect of Vaishnavism, and under Vallabhacharya’s influence, Surdas became a key figure in the Pushti Marg tradition, which focuses on spontaneous, selfless devotion to Krishna.
• Sursagar is the most famous work attributed to Surdas. It is a collection of devotional songs and poems that celebrate the life and exploits of Lord Krishna, particularly his childhood and youth.
• Surdas’s poetry were written in Braj Bhasha, a dialect of Hindi.

Shankaradeva

• Shankaradeva (1449–1568) was a towering figure in the cultural and religious history of Assam and the founder of the Ekasarana Dharma or Neo-Vaishnavism in Assam.
• Shankaradeva was born in 1449 in Alipukhuri, near the present-day town of Bordowa in Assam.
• Ekasarana Dharma (Shelter-in-One Religion), emphasized devotion to Lord Krishna as the sole deity.
• His magnum opus, the Kirtan Ghosa, is a collection of devotional songs and verses that encapsulate his teachings.
• He introduced the Ankiya Naat, which is considered the precursor to modern Assamese theater.
• These plays often performed in community prayer halls called Namghars.

Sant Tukaram

• Sant Tukaram (1608–1649) was a prominent Bhakti saint and poet in the Marathi-speaking regions of India, particularly in present-day Maharashtra.
• Tukaram was born in Dehu, a village near Pune in Maharashtra, into a family of traders.
• Tukaram’s teachings centered on Namasmaran (chanting the name of God) and selfless devotion to Vithoba.
• Tukaram composed thousands of abhangas, which are short devotional songs or verses in Marathi. These abhangas are considered some of the finest examples of Marathi literature and are sung by devotees to this day.
• He is considered one of the greatest saints in the Varkari tradition, a devotional movement that worships Vithoba of Pandharpur.