Poet Kabir: Guide to online resources
Write-up and links by Shaista Anwar Khan
May 2017
Banaras is a city of wealth, dignity, population. It is the city of Ganga, Shiva and Kashi, a city of temples, minarets, balconies and shrines. It is also the city of sant Kabir, the mystic poet, saint and a weaver. Kabir opposed caste practices, rituals, image-worship, and all forms of religious sectarianism. But due to his anti-establishment ideas, he was banished from Varanasi in 1495. The ideological message in Kabir's poems appealed to the poor and oppressed. However, women too were under feudal and brahmanical oppression and exploitation at that time. This attitude continued to remain in Kabir who voiced dissent for the oppressed and the outcaste. The burden of all ills and sins were transferred on to women by him as well.
Kabir's legacy is today carried forward by Kabir panth ("Path of Kabir"), a community that recognizes him as its founder and is one of the Sant Mat sects. Its members are known as Kabir panthis. Kabir composed in an earthy style, replete with surprise and inventive imagery. Here are some useful links about the heritage of Kabir:
Kabir's Language and Languages, Hindui as the Language of Non-Conformity,
Charlotte Vaudeville, Indo-Iranian Journal, Vol. 33, No. 4 (OCTOBER 1990)
http://www.jstor.org/stable/24655578
La doctrina del avatar en el Kabir Panth y la naturaleza avatárica del Kabir Sahab
Uma Thukral, Mariela Álvarez, David Lorenzen
http://www.jstor.org/stable/40312109
But for Kabir in this Kaliyuga…, Purushottam Agrawal, India International Centre Quarterly, Vol. 37
http://www.jstor.org/stable/23006435
Translating Bhakti: Versions of Kabir in Colonial/Early Nationalist Period, Akshaya Kumar
Indian Literature, Vol. 50, No. 1 (231) (January-February 2006)
http://www.jstor.org/stable/23346370
Kabir in Tagore's Translation, ASHOK KUMAR JHA
Indian Literature, Vol. 29, No. 3 (113) (May-June, 1986)
http://www.jstor.org/stable/23336042
Mystic Fervour and Similarities in the Poetry of Rumi and Kabir by Dr Shamenaz
https://academia.edu/15886722/Mystic_Fervour_and_Similarities_in_the_Poetry_of_Rumi_and_Kabir
The Concept of Death in the philosophy of Sant Kabir by Sudha Pandit
https://academia.edu/4549173/The_concept_of_Death_in_the_philosophy_of_Sant_Kabir
Concept of Worship and it's Investigation in Sant Kabir's Philosophy by Sudha Pandit
https://academia.edu/4549174/Concept_of_Worship_in_Sant_Kabir_Philosophy
Sant Kabir and Dalit Discussion by Dr. Desh Raj Sirswal
https://academia.edu/4785722/Sant_Kabir_and_Dalit_Discussion
Dissent in Kabir and the Kabir Panth (draft) by David N Lorenzen
https://academia.edu/16335242/Dissent_in_Kabir_and_the_Kabir_Panth_draft_
A Dialogue: Anika and Kabir Discuss Things by Aaron Rubin
https://academia.edu/29083643/Philosophical_Dialogue_Anika_and_Kabir_Discuss_Things
Saint Kabir 1398 A.D - 1448 A.D by Harbans Singh
http://sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/kabir.html
Songs of Kabir by Chetan K. Jain and John B. Hare
http://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6519/pg6519-images.html
Kabir by Ivan M. Granger
http://poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/K/Kabir/index.html
Women Subjects in Kabir’s Poetry by Dr. Mamta. G. Sagar
https://scribd.com/doc/120251064/Women-Subjects-in-Kabir-s-Poetry
Women in Kabir: Outcaste of the outcastes By: Mamta Sagar
http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/columns/views/women-kabir-social-reformer-bhakti-tradition-kashi-juanpur-islam-brahminical-society/articleshow/46167658.cms?
The Kabir Project http://kabirproject.org/
Youtube channel of Kabir Project https://youtube.com/user/Kabirproject
Kahat Kabir: Five musicians inspired by the mystical poet philosopher's simple lyrics
https://scroll.in/article/715275/kahat-kabir-five-musicians-inspired-by-the-mystical-poet-philosophers-simple-lyrics
Kabir’s dohas in Urdu text
http://angelfire.com/sd/urdumedia/kabir.html
One hundred poems of Kabir, tr. by Rabindranath Tagore assisted by Evelyn Underhill
https://archive.org/details/onehundredpoemso00kabiuoft
Two Braj Bhasha Poets: Kabir and Rahim
http://columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/01glossaries/busch/kabirrahim.htm
Books for kids: Kabir the weaver poet
http://thealternative.in/lifestyle/kabir-the-weaver-poet-an-excerpt/
Poet Kabir's Verses Given A Modern Twist Through Rock Music
http://news18.com/news/buzz/poet-kabirs-verses-given-a-modern-twist-through-rock-music-1309510.html
Kabir - Poetry Chaikhana
http://poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/K/Kabir/index.html
One Hundred Poems by Kabir
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Poems_by_Kabir
Kabir: A hard hitting poet and a social reformer
http://ghadar.in/gjh_html/?q=node/89
This list is in progress. Please let us know if you know of some good Oral history archive on the Internet which concerns us and we may have missed. Please report if you find any dead links. |