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IAF spokesperson quotes Ramcharitmanas

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Why in the News?

India’s briefing on Operation Sindoor was opened with lines from poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar and concluded with a reference to the Ramcharitmanas (by Tulsidas) by the IAF spokesperson.

About Tulsidas:

  • Tulsidas, born as Ram Bola Dubey, was a Brahmin poet-saint believed to have been born in Rajapur (present-day Banda district, Uttar Pradesh).
  • He composed the Ramcharitmanas on the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi.
  • Writing began on Ram Navami in 1574, and the composition was completed over the following years.
  • Tulsidas lived during the time of Emperor Akbar, and some sources suggest he had contact with Abdurrahim Khan-e-Khanan, son of Akbar’s general Bairam Khan.

About the Ramcharitmanas:

  • Ramcharitmanas was written in the 16th century in the Awadhi dialect and is spoken across Lucknow, Prayagraj, and Ayodhya regions.
  • It is a retelling of Valmiki’s Ramayana in a vernacular language accessible to the common people.
  • It is divided into seven chapters (Kand), covering Lord Ram’s life from birth to his coronation.
  • It is referred to simply as “Ramayan” across the Hindi heartland.
  • It is regarded as the holiest text in the Indo-Gangetic region.
  • Geeta Press (Gorakhpur) has reportedly sold nearly 7 crore copies.
[UPSC 2002] Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?

Options: (a) Dadu (b) Kabir (c) Ramananda* (d) Tulsidas

 

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