Question

Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?

Answer 1

Hint:
Mirabai was a Rajput princess who was married into the royal family of Mewar, Rajasthan.
It was in the sixteenth century.
Mirabai became a disciple of Ravidas, who was considered as “untouchable.

Complete answer:
There were many reasons why the people till today preserved the memory of Mirabai some of which are as follows and are based on the searches done on her on the internet and the books:-

> Most of the legends of that time considered her as the most fearless woman who openly unveils the malpractices which were followed by them against the lower castes.

> She also unveils the malpractices related to society and the family traditions that the upper castes followed.

> According to some internet sources she was abandoned by her in- laws family due to her devotion to Lord Krishna and her treating him as her husband.

> There were many instances of that time whose reality has not been yet established but according to some legends of that time which had described Mirabai in their works as very glossy had encountered many evil things in very simple way for example: - she drank poison but did not died and also tried to drown herself in water but found her floating. These events made her very popular among the public.

> A number of poems written by Mirabai are even continued to be sung today and of them is ‘Payoji Maine Ram Ratan Dhan Payo’. Many poems were written by poets who admired Mirabai.

> Many movies, comics and literature today are written by having their central theme as Mirabai.

> She remained one of the most important poets- saint of the bhakti movement.

Note
A documentary film was made by the author Anjali Panjabi named ‘A Few Things I Know About Her’.
In her memory a Meera Mahal has been established in the city Merta in Rajasthan.
She was born in the year 1498 and died in 1546 at Dwarka.