Anand’s journey extended beyond the iconic poet-saint. He began to explore the broader Bhakti tradition-poets who, like Kabir, took anti-Sanskrit, anti-Vedic, and anti-Brahminical positions.

As do the poet-singer, Kabir, and the poet-singer, Gurudev. Sri Aurobindo was both a poet and a saint. I think of him as the one who tried to bring the Bhakti tradition of rebellious spirituality ...