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'''Bhima Bhoi''' (1850–1895) was a saint, poet and philosopher from the state of [[Odisha]] in India. Bhima Bhoi was a ''bhakta'' ([[Odia language|Odia]]: devotee) of Mahima Swamy (commonly referred to as Mahima Gosain and whose birth name is said to have been Mukunda Das). From Mahima Swamy, Bhima Bhoi would receive initiation into [[Mahima Dharma]], an [[Indian religions|Indian religious tradition]] that challenged the authority of [[caste]] [[Hinduism]] on its own terms.<ref name="orissa">[http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/may2005/engpdf/mahima_dharma_bhima_bhoi_biswanathbaba.pdf Orissa Review May 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224314/http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/may2005/engpdf/mahima_dharma_bhima_bhoi_biswanathbaba.pdf |date=26 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nepak |first=Bhagirathi |title=Mahima Dharma, Bhima Bhoi and Biswanathbaba |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/may2005/engpdf/mahima_dharma_bhima_bhoi_biswanathbaba.pdf |access-date=1 May 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224314/http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/may2005/engpdf/mahima_dharma_bhima_bhoi_biswanathbaba.pdf |archive-date=26 September 2007 }}</ref><ref>[http://sambalpur.nic.in/eminent%20personalities.htm#BHIMA%20BHOI Eminent Personaltites of Sambalpur District – 3. Bhima Bhoi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527172324/http://sambalpur.nic.in/eminent%20personalities.htm#BHIMA%20BHOI |date=27 May 2007 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Bhima Bhoi was born in [[Jatesingha]] in 1850, though various sources have cited different years as well as different places of birth.<ref name="hinduism-alphabetical">{{Cite book|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|page=73|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC&pg=PA73|year=2010|author=Roshen Dalal|isbn=9780143414216}}</ref> Bhima Bhoi's family belonged to the [[Khond]] tribe. Bhoi's family was not well off and by most accounts his early life was not a happy one. His father died when he was quite young. His mother remarried and had children with her new husband soon after.

== Notable works==
Bhima Bhoi was a great poet, composer and singer. Humanity and liberation of the world were the central theme of his poetic creations. His assertion "'''mo jeevana pachhe narke padithau, jagata uddhara heu'''" ''(let my life remain inglorious, let the world achieve salvation)'' showcases his dedication to the upliftment of the societally deprived while being a clear reflection of socio-economic conditions in the State, during his lifetime. While a few Odia scholars have studied the life and poetry of Bhima Bhoi, research chairs have recently been established at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences - Deemed to be University (in April 2018) and [[Gangadhar Meher University]] in 2019, to research the impact of Bhima Bhoi's life and philosophy in Odisha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmuniversity.ac.in/documents/newsevents_1544149278.pdf|title=Advertisement for the Bhima Bhoi Research Chair Professor|access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://kiss.ac.in/posts/four-new-research-chairs-established-at-kiss-du/]{{Cite web|title=Four New Research Chairs Established at KISS-DU|url=https://kiss.ac.in/posts/four-new-research-chairs-established-at-kiss-du/|access-date=15 August 2019}}

== Honour ==
In the honour of Bhima Bhoi, Bolangir Medical College is named Bhima Bhoi Medical College.<nowiki><ref></nowiki>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=28 August 2018|title=Medical colleges named after prominent personalities|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/medical-colleges-named-after-prominent-personalities-118082801264_1.html|access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref>

== Further reading==
* Bannerjee, Ishita and Johannes Beltz 2008 (eds.), ''Popular Religion and Ascetic Practices. New studies on Mahima Dharma'', New Delhi: Manohar Publishers.
* [[Bettina Baumer|Bäumer, Bettina]] and Johannes Beltz 2010 (eds.), ''Verses from the Void: Mystic poetry of an Oriya saint'', New Delhi: Manohar Publishers.
* Beltz, Johannes. 2003. “Bhima Bhoi: The making of a modern saint”, A. Copley (ed.) ''Hindu Nationalism and Religious Reform Movements'', New Delhi: OUP, pp. 230–253.
* Mahapatra, Sitakant. 1983. Bhima Bhoi. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi (Makers of Indian Literature).

==References==
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