Surdas
Hindustani classical music, Author
1478 – 1573
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Who was Surdas?
Surdas was a 15th-century blind saint, poet and musician, known for his devotional songs dedicated to Lord Krishna. Surdas is said to have written and composed a hundred thousand songs in his magnum opus the 'Sur Sagar', out of which only about 8,000 are extant. He is considered a saint and so also known as Sant Surdas, a name which literally means the "slave of melody". His most famous work is charan kamal bando hari rai
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- Born
- 1478
India - Also known as
- Bhagat Surdas
- Nationality
- India
- Died
- 1573
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on July 23, 2013
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