Which poet and saint wrote Ramcharitmanas, a second version of Ramayana?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Tulsidas

Explanation:

• Goswami Tulsidas was a 16th-century Hindu poet-saint who wrote the Ramcharitmanas, an epic poem detailing the life of Lord Rama.

• Written in Awadhi (a dialect of Hindi), the Ramcharitmanas made the story of the Ramayana accessible to the common people, as the original Valmiki Ramayana was written in Sanskrit.

• The work is divided into seven chapters or sections known as Kands (e.g., Bal Kand, Ayodhya Kand).

• Tulsidas is considered a contemporary of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, and his work played a vital role in the Bhakti movement in Northern India.

• According to NCERT Class 7 History, Tulsidas was a devotee of Rama and his composition reflects a unique blend of devotion (Bhakti) and philosophical depth.

Information Booster:

• Apart from the Ramcharitmanas, Tulsidas is also the author of the Hanuman Chalisa, a popular prayer dedicated to Lord Hanuman.

• He is often regarded as a reincarnation of Valmiki, the original author of the Sanskrit Ramayana.

Additional Knowledge:

Ravidas (Option a)

• Guru Ravidas was a famous saint of the Bhakti Movement and a contemporary of Kabir.

• His hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib, but he did not write a version of the Ramayana.

Surdas (Option b)

• Surdas (mistyped as Surfas) was a blind 16th-century poet-saint known for his devotion to Lord Krishna.

• His most famous work is the Sursagar, which focuses on the life and leelas of Krishna.

Kalidas (Option c)

• Kalidas was a classical Sanskrit author and dramatist often associated with the court of Chandragupta II.

• He wrote the Raghuvamsha (an epic about the Raghu dynasty), but he is not the author of the Ramcharitmanas.