Need to strengthen Kabir's Ganga-Jamuni culture in era of communal frenzy: Artistes

VARANASI: (Dec 27) As communal polarisation grows globally, artistes, singers, and scholars associated with the philosophy of the 15th-century mystic poet and Nirguna saint Kabir say that there is a greater need than ever before to strengthen Kabir's Ganga-Jamuni culture in the present times.

Educator Umesh Kabir, who has been living and practising Kabir's philosophy at the Kabirchaura Math in Mulgarhi Ashram in Varanasi for the past 20 years, believes a Kabir is needed in every village and home.

"Casteism is rampant in society. One Kabir is not enough today. We need a Kabir in every village, every town, and in fact, in every home," he told PTI Bhasha on the sidelines of the recently concluded Mahindra Kabira Festival in Varanasi