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Ravidas

1450 - 1520

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Ravidas or Raidas was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. Venerated as a guru (spiritual teacher) in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana, he was a poet, social reformer and spiritual figure. The life details of Ravidas are uncertain and contested. Some scholars believe he was born in 1433 CE. He taught removal of social divisions of caste and gender, and promoted unity in the pursuit of personal spiritual freedom. Ravidas's devotional verses were included in the Sikh scriptures known as Guru Granth Sahib. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ravidas is the 660th most popular philosopher (down from 472nd in 2019), the 266th most popular biography from India (down from 158th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Indian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ravidas ranks 660 out of 1,267. Before him are Anton Wilhelm Amo, Stein Rokkan, Amalric of Bena, Ernst Moritz Arndt, Maximus of Ephesus, and Wang Bi. After him are Johannes Sturm, Nezahualcoyotl, Michael Walzer, Gorakhnath, Ernst Nolte, and Reinhold Niebuhr.

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Among people born in 1450, Ravidas ranks 25. Before him are Sikandar Lodi, Gedik Ahmed Pasha, Gregory III of Constantinople, Piero Soderini, Juan de Flandes, and Francesco Francia. After him are Pedro Berruguete, Ercole de' Roberti, Gaspar Corte-Real, Marin Barleti, Basarab II of Wallachia, and Bartolomeo Montagna. Among people deceased in 1520, Ravidas ranks 11. Before him are Martin Waldseemüller, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Cuitláhuac, Sten Sture the Younger, Kunigunde of Austria, and Agostino Chigi. After him are Ippolito d'Este, Idris Bitlisi, Bernardo Dovizi, Jo Gwang-jo, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, and William Dunbar.

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In India

Among people born in India, Ravidas ranks 266 out of 1,861. Before him are Rakhee Gulzar (1947), Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942), Kittur Chennamma (1778), Hemachandra (1089), Murad Bakhsh (1624), and Anna Leonowens (1831). After him are Godfrey Brown (1915), Jagat Gosain (1573), Balaji Baji Rao (1720), Dhirubhai Ambani (1932), Lala Lajpat Rai (1865), and Abbé Faria (1756).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In India

Among philosophers born in India, Ravidas ranks 29. Before him are Madhvacharya (1199), Sivananda Saraswati (1887), Ahmad Sirhindi (1564), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883), Dignāga (480), and Hemachandra (1089). After him are Vallabha (1479), Thiruvalluvar (350), Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897), Narayana Guru (1855), Eknath (1533), and Rishabhanatha (null).

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