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Guru Ravidas
Varanasi (Seer Goverdhanpur), Delhi Sultanate
Archival Overview
15th-century mystic poet-saint, leatherworker, and social egalitarian whose vision of 'Begampura'—a sorrowless city free from caste, taxation, and oppression—became the foundational manifesto of Dalit liberation and human equality.
Biographical Record
Guru Ravidas (c. 1377–1528) was born into an untouchable Chamar leatherworking family in Varanasi. Continuing to mend and tan shoes throughout his life, Ravidas proved that spiritual purity is determined by inner devotion and moral deeds rather than high caste birth.
In his immortal poem 'Begampura' (The City Without Sorrow), Ravidas envisioned a utopian society without second- or third-class citizens, without private exploitation, and without caste hierarchy. Forty-one of his profound hymns are preserved in the Sikh Guru Granth Sahib, and he served as spiritual preceptor to Queen Mirabai.
Key Life Milestones
Composition of the Begampura Vision
Authored the world's first egalitarian philosophical manifesto for a caste-free, sorrowless society.
Enshrinement in the Guru Granth Sahib
Forty-one of his hymns were selected by Guru Arjan Dev to be permanently enshrined in the Sikh scripture.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialVaranasi (Seer Goverdhanpur), India