History of Indian Civilization - Indian Civilization [Lec 19]

History of Indian Civilization [Lec 19]; UCLA, Lecture of 24 February 2012. Principal characteristics of the bhakti movement; the text called "Bhagavata Purana". Development of Indian languages. A few major bhaktas: Kabir, Chaitanya, Tulsidas, Mirabai, Jnaneshvar--nirguna (without form) and saguna (with form) poets. Guru Nanak and the founding of Sikhism. Early life of Nanak; some practices instituted by him, such as the langar. The miraculous in religion. See the full playlist for “History of Indian Civilization”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy3KRgc0HE8B4neta_B8LPM0G9UWy-Cqe Subscribe for more lectures on Indian Civilization, World History, Bollywood, Gandhi, and much else... Blog: https://vinaylal.wordpress.com/ MANAS (a pedagogical website on Indian history, culture, religions, politics, and so on): http://southasia.ucla.edu/ UCLA Faculty Page: https://history.ucla.edu/faculty/vinay-lal Books: https://vinaylal.wordpress.com/books-by-vinay-lal/