Narayana Guru

For the 1986 Indian Malayalam film, see Sree Narayana Guru (film).

Sree
Narayana Guru
Personal
Born(1856-08-20)20 August 1856
Chempazhanthy, Kingdom of Travancore
(present-day Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India)
Died20 September 1928(1928-09-20) (aged 72)
Varkala, Kingdom of Travancore
(present-day Sivagiri, Kerala, India)
Known forKerala reformation movement
Organization
PhilosophyAdvaita Vedanta[citation needed]
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Sree Narayana Guru (IPA: [nɑːrɑːjɐɳɐ guˈru]) (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928)[1] was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality.[2] A quote of his that defined his movement was "one caste, one religion, and one god for all human beings." He is the author of the Advaita poem Daiva Dasakam, which is one of the most used poem in Kerala for community prayer.[3]

  1. ^ "Narayana Guru, 1856–1928". LC Name Authority File. Library of Congress. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ Pullapilly, Cyriac K. (1976). "The Izhavas of Kerala and their Historic Struggle for Acceptance in the Hindu Society". In Smith, Bardwell L. (ed.). Religion and social conflict in South Asia. International studies in sociology and social anthropology. Vol. 22. BRILL. pp. 24–46. ISBN 978-90-04-04510-1.
  3. ^ ദൈവദശകദർശനം, ഡോ.ജി. അനിൽകുമാർ, കുരുക്ഷേത്ര പ്രകാശൻ, കൊച്ചി, 2010 ഏപ്രിൽ