Kina Ram (1627 A.D – 1755 A.D[1]) was an Indian Aghori Saint and Bhojpuri poet.[2] He is the founder of the Kina Rami sect of saints.[3] The sect emerged as an idea of resistance to social inequality and power dynamics of Banaras during the British Raj.[4]
Life[edit | edit source]
Kina Ram was born in 1627 A.D. on the 5th day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Bhaado.[3] His parents were from Chandauli near Banaras.[5] He became an ascetic at very early age and became the disciple of Kalu Ram. He then established his dhuni (sitting throne of Aghoris) near the Krim Kund.[6]
Kina Rami Sect[edit | edit source]
He founded the Kina Rami sect. His Lineage and successors are as follows:[7]
- Bija Ram (leadership: 1771-81)
- Dautar Ram (leadership: 1781-1846)
- Gaibi Ram (leadership: 1846-57)
- Bhavani Ram (leadership: 1857-82)
- Jainarayan Ram (leadership: 1882-1927)
- Mathura Ram (leadership: 1927-41)
- Saryu Ram (leadership: 1941-44)
- Dalsingar Ram (leadership: 1944-49)
- Rajeshwar Ram (leadership: 1949-78)
- Siddhartha Gautam Ram (leadership: 1978-Unknown)
Works[edit | edit source]
Kina Ram worte four books:
- Vivek Sagar
- Ram Gita
- Ram Rasaal
- Gitavali
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Gupta, Roxanne Poormon (1993). The Politics of Heterodoxy and the Kina Rami Ascetics of Banaras.
- Barrett, Ron (2008). Aghor Medicine: Pollution, Death, and Healing in Northern India. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520941014.
- Upadhyay, Krishnadeo (1972). Bhōjpurī sāhitya kā itihaśa.
Notes[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Singh, Rana B.P. "The Context of Students' March: Kashinath Singh's Our Front". Cultural Landscapes and the Lifeworld. Literary Images of Banaras (Kashi): 284–298.
- ↑ Tiwari 1972, p. 67.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gupta 1972, p. 1.
- ↑ Barrett 2008, p. 31.
- ↑ Barrett 2008, p. 32.
- ↑ Barrett 2008, p. 36.
- ↑ Barrett 2008, p. 85.