Friday, February 4, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 45: 1-Feb-2011

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Session 45: Feb 1, 2011
Theme: Medieval India's Devotional Saints

  1. Name the 16th century scholar, philosopher and bhakti preacher, whose ancestors were from #Andhra. Founder of Pushtimarga. #DharmaQuiz 501 Ans: Vallabha Acharya (1479-1531)
  2. Name the 14th century religious poet from #Maharashtra whose 61 compositions are a part of Sikh scripture Granth Sahib. #DharmaQuiz 502 Ans: Namadeva (1270-1350)
  3. Name the 16th cent grammarian, spiritual reformer & Bhakti propagator in #Bengal & #Odisha. Credited to Hare Krishna mantra. #DharmaQuiz 503 Ans: Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534)
  4. Name the 15th century saint from #Gujarat, who composed what later became, Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan. #DharmaQuiz 504 Ans: Narsi Mehta (1414 – 1481)
  5. Name the 16th century famous Krishna devotee from #Karnataka who is credited to the miracle in Udupi temple. #DharmaQuiz 505 Ans: Kanaka Dasa (1508-1606)
  6. Name the 16th century's bhajan composer and singer, a blind, from #Uttar Pradesh, who was a student of DQ 501's answer. #DharmaQuiz 506 Ans: Sant Sur Das
  7. During 6-9 cent AD, 12 #Tamil poet saints were named as "those immersed in God". Who were they? #DharmaQuiz 507 Ans: Alwars
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  • @clumsycoder 4
  • @GirishLN 4
  • @gdeepy 2
  • @mjrajput 2
  • @rubenmasc 2
  • @rahulbhardwaj11 2
  • @PointBlank2108 1
  • @Mrityunjoykjha 1
  • @keshda 1
  • @bhavinhjoshi 1
  • @AmareshRath 1
  • @neophyteblogger 1
  • @Ro1p 1
  • @nationalizer 1
  • @smartrudra 1
  • @Malligere 1 
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