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Contribution of Nityananda Prabhu

Contribution of Nityananda Prabhu

Roy, Prohlad
Dutta, Jagriti

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ISBN10: 6630100514
ISBN13: 9786630100518
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: Jun 22 2026
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Nityananda Prabhu made significant contributions to the spread of education and culture in the Bengali folk Society, embodying the compassionate power of devotion, touring villages to impart spiritual education through ecstatic kirtan, which united various castes, including the marginalised, in communal devotion. He is portrayed in folk Society as the compassionate Nitai, who revived Hinduism during its decline, fostering cultural unity through festivals such as Dadhi-Chida (curd-flattened rice) and Danda Mahotsav. Exploring Nityananda Prabhu's role in Bengali folklore reveals how Vaishnava devotional movements advanced cultural renaissance and inclusive spiritual education before formal institutions, bridging historical gaps in crediting devotional figures for social humanism and literary flourishing in medieval Bengal. This research justifies the search for obscure traditions preserved in memoirs like the Chaitanya Charitamrita, which provide insight into the power of Vaishnavism to transmit values of compassion and unity, insights relevant to a contemporary understanding of the socio-cultural evolution of Bengal amidst religious revival.

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