Solution-Class 7-History-Chapter 3-Religious Synthesis-Maharashtra Board

(1) Shri Basaveshwar : Karnataka :: Meerabai : Rajasthan

(2) Ramananda : North India :: Chaitanya Maha Prabhu : Bengal

(3) Shri Chakradhar : Maharashtra ::Shankaradeva : Aasam

• Sant Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint, whose writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement
• Sant Kabir did not attach any importance to places of pilgrimage, vratas and idol-worship as he believed Truth was God.
• He did not believe in any differences based on caste, sect, creed and religion.
• He preached that an human beings are equal,
• He wanted to bring about Hindu-Muslim unity.
• He strongly criticized exctremely orthodox people in both religions.
• His devotional compositions are inciuded in Guru Granth Sahib.

Thus Sant Kabir emerged as a famous sant of Bhakti movement.

• Shri Basaveshwar organized lingayat sect in Karnataka.
• He opposed the caste system and stressed the dignity of labour.
• He rejected gender or social discrimination, superstitions and rituals
• He encouraged participation of women in his movement.
• He conveyed the message of simple living and chaste behaviour in Kannada, the language of people.
• His devotees had composed some devotional verses in Marathi.

Due to this, there was great impact of the work of Shri Basaveshwar on the society

1. Guru Granth Sahib
2. Sikhism
3. Guru Nanak
4. Manmath Swami
5. Meerabai
6. Ramanand
7. Kabir
8. Pamp