UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2022 · Q8(c) · 20 marks
The Vaishnava Bhakti tradition of the fifteenth century contributed to the flourishing of provincial literature. Discuss with appropriate examples.
- Chapter
- The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century- Society and culture
- Topic
- Bhakti, Sufi and Religious Movements
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