Hindu Revivalist Movement : Medieval Indian History

In the ninth century, Samara started a Hindu revivalist movement giving a new orientation to Hinduism. He was born in Kaladi in Kerala. His doctrine of Advaita or Monism was too abstract to appeal to the common man.

Moreover, there was a reaction against the Advaita concept of Nirgunabrahman (God without attributes) with the emergence of the idea of Sagunabrahman (God with attributes).

In the twelfth century, Ramanuja, who was born at Sriperumbudur near modern Chennai, preached Visishtadvaita. According to him God is Sagunabrahman.

The creative process and all the objects in creation are real but not illusory as was held by Sankaracharya. Therefore, God, soul, matter are real.

But God is inner substance and the rest are his attributes. He also advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. He invited the downtrodden to Vaishnavism.

In the thirteenth century, Madhava from Kannada region According to his philosophy, the world is not an illusion but a reality. According to his philosophy, the world is not an illusion but a reality.

God, soul, matter are unique in nature. Nimbarka and in the Telungana region. Surdas was the disciple of Vallabhacharya and he popularized Krishna cult in north India.

Mirabai was a great and he popularized Krishna cult in north India. Mirabai was a great devotee of Krishna and she became popular in Rajasthan for her famous Ramcharitmanas, the Hindi version of Ramayana.

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, Ramananda, Kabir inspiration from old masters but showed a new path. They helped inspiration from old masters but showed a new path.

They helped the common people to shed age-old superstitions and attain salvation through Bhakti or pure devotion. Unlike the early reformers, they were not linked with any particular religious creed and did not believe in rituals and ceremonies.

They condemned polytheism and believed in rituals and ceremonies. They condemned polytheism and believed in one god. They also denounced all forms of idolatry.

They strongly believed in Bhakti as the only means of salvation. They also emphasised the fundamental unity of all religions.