About the Book: So Says Jan Gopal : The Life and Work of a Bhakti Poet of Early
Modern India
'Although he is little known today, Jan Gopal was an important vernacular
intellectual of early modern India..
Many nirguni Bhakti poets, write the authors of this book, have not received the
attention they deserve, despite their poetic excellence and historical
significance. Jan Gopal, a Rajasthani poet and storyteller of the 16th century,
is one such figure. So Says Jan Gopal is an unprecedented study of his life and
work...
Jan Gopal does not conform to the stereotype of a typical follower of the nirgun
panth, or sect. Born into