Govindgiri

Govindgiri Banjara
Born1858 (1858)
Bansiya, Dungarpur State, British India (now in Rajasthan, India)
Died30 October 1931(1931-10-30) (aged 72–73)
Kamboi near Limbdi (now in Dahod district, Gujarat, India)
Other namesGovind Guru Banjara
Occupation(s)Social and religious reformer

Govindgiri, also known as Govind Guru Banjara, (1858–1931) was a social and religious reformer in the early 1900s in the tribal border areas of present-day Rajasthan and Gujarat states in India.[1] He is seen as having popularized the Bhagat movement, which was first started in the 18th century.[2]

  1. ^ Natani, Prakash (1998). राजस्थान का स्वाधीनता आंदोलन. Jaipur: Granth Vikas. pp. 54–58.
  2. ^ Sahoo, Sarbeswar (2013). Civil Society and Democratization in India: Institutions, ideologies and interests. Oxon: Routledge. p. 127. ISBN 9780203552483.