Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Philosophy of Varkari Women Saints Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
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Syllabus for Philosophy of Varkari Women Saints
Practise with the Semester 5 past papers. They are from the old syllabus, so check each topic against this one.
Module 1: Introduction to Philosophy of Varkari
- a Origin and evolution of the Varkari Sampradaya
- b Feminine voice in Varkari tradition: Inclusivity through devotional poetry.
- c Relevance of Varkari Ethics in Modern World.
Module 2: Philosophy of Varkari Woman Saints
- a Muktabai : Tatiche Abhang
- b Janabai : Guru Bhakti (Abhang 114,120,121,129,134,148-150,179,189-193)
- Kanhopatra: Life story
- c Bahinabai: Vajra Suchi
Reference Books
- 1 Bahirat B P. Varkari Sampraday Uday Ani Vikas (1972) (Venus Prakashan)
- 2 Bhandarkar R G (2014), Vaisnavism, Saivism and Minor Religious Systems, Routledge
- 5 Tukaramache Charitra (Life of Tukaram in Marathi) by Mr. L.R. Pangarkar, Pune1920
- 3 Dandekar S. V. Varkar; Varkari Panthacha Eithihasa (29 th June 1966).
- 4 Feldhaus, Anne (1 December 1982). "Bahiṇā Bāī: Wife and Saint". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 50 (4), Oxford University Press: 591-604. Doi:
- 10 1093/jaarel/1.4.591.JSTOR 1462944.
- 5 Gosavi R. R ; Pancha Bhakti Sampradaya (1440) Moghe Prakashan
- 6 Mokashi. P. R. Maharashtratila Pancha Sampradaya (1892) Prasada Prakashan.
- 7 Ranade, R. D. Mysticism in Maharashtra (Indian Mysticism) (1993) (Motilal Banarsidass)
- 8 Bhavalkar Tara quoted in Rosen, Steven ‘Vaiṣṇavī: women and the worship of Krishna’ Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, (1996)
- 9 Feldhaus Anne, ‘Images of women in Maharastrian literature and religion’, State University of New York press, 1996)
- 10 Gole Ravindra, ‘Abhang Setu’, Maharashtra Rajya sahitya ani Sanskruti Mandal, Mumbai
- 11 https://dianoesis-journal.com/issue-17-the-image-of-woman-in-philosophy/
- 12 Steven Katz. Mysticism and Religious Tradition (Oxford University Press, 1983).
- 13 Eleanor Zelliot The Medieval Bhakti Movement in History, An Essay on the Literature in English, https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004378513_010
- 14 Eleanor Zelliot, Saints, Reformers, and Peasants: Reflections on the Bhakti Movement
- 15 Susie J. Tharu and Ke Lalita, Women Writing in India: 600 B.C. to the early twentieth century, State University of New York Press, 1991, ISBN:9781558610279
- 16 https://www.indica.today/research/conference/women-saints-of-maharashtra-and- their-impact-on-society-and-hindu-thought-then-now/
- 17 https://www.santsahitya.in/abhang-gatha/janabai-abhang-101-200/