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JanabaiTimeline (1298 - 1350?)
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Janabai was born in the Maharashtra region of India to a low-caste family. It was not uncommon for poor families to hire their children out as domestic servants, and this is what happened to Janabai at age 7. But the household she was sent to was unusual, for it belonged to the much-revered poet Namdev. It was in this household that Janabai spent the rest of her life. |
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Images of Women in Maharashtrian Literature and Religion, Edited by Anne Feldhaus Amazon.com
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Women Saints in World Religions, Edited by Arvind Sharma Amazon.com
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Women Writing in India: 600 BC to the Present: Volume 1, Edited by Susie Tharu / Edited by K. Lalita Amazon.com
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| Janabai http://home.infionline.net/~ddisse/janabai.html A very brief biographical sketch, several poems, some book sources listed. |
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| Namdev http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/saints/namdev.htm Janabai is mentioned significantly in this biography by Swami Sivananda of the great poet Namdev. |
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