About the Book: Surdas
Surdas ( b 1478 AD) is regarded as sun in the domain of Hindi Poetry. A staunch
devotee of Lord Krishna, a great saint, poet singer belonging to Bhakti cult
(Pishtimarga), he is known for his great works viz. Sursagar, Sahitya lahari,
Sur Saravali, and Bhramar Geet. The time of Surdas birth and death are uncertain
and suggest that he lived over a hundred years, which make the facts even
murkier. Some sat he was born blind in 1479 in Siri Village near Delhi. Many
others believe, Surdas was born in Braj, a holy place in the northern Indian
district of Mathura,