Kina Ram (saint)

Kina Ram (1627 A.D – 1755 A.D[1][dubious – discuss]) was an Indian Aghori Saint and Bhojpuri poet.[citation needed] He is the founder of the Kina Rami sect of saints.[citation needed] The sect emerged as an idea of resistance to social inequality and power dynamics of Banaras during the British Raj.[2]

Life

Kina Ram was born in 1627 A.D. on the 5th day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Bhaado.[citation needed] His parents were from Chandauli near Banaras.[3] 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.[4]

Kina Rami Sect

He founded the Kina Rami sect. His Lineage and successors are as follows:[5]

  • 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

Kina Ram worte four books:

  • Vivek Sagar
  • Ram Gita
  • Ram Rasaal
  • Gitavali

Bibliography

  • 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Barrett 2008, p. 31.
  3. ^ Barrett 2008, p. 32.
  4. ^ Barrett 2008, p. 36.
  5. ^ Barrett 2008, p. 85.