Bhakti Movement in North India

From 13th to 15th century many popular socio-religious movements flourished in North and East India and Maharashtra. Emphasis on bhakti and religious equality characterized these movements.

Similarities

• Vaishnava Acharya’s Lineage: Almost all the bhakti movements of the Sultanate period have been related to one South Indian vaishnava acharya or the other. For these reasons, many scholars believe that the bhakti movements of the Sultanate period were a continuation or resurgence of the older bhakti movement.
• Philosophical and Ideological Links: They argue that there existed philosophical and ideological links between the two either due to contact or diffusion. For example, ....