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The Bhakti Movement: Bengal's Spiritual Revolution
While the East India Company tightened its grip on Bengal through battles like Plassey and Buxar, a quieter but far more profound revolution was unfolding in the spiritual landscape of the region. This episode explores the Bhakti movement, a devotional surge that reshaped Bengali society by bypassing Sanskrit elites and bringing faith directly to the masses. We focus on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the 16th-century saint whose ecstatic chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra ignited a cultural awakening across Navadvipa and beyond. Unlike the political rebellions of Sanyasis or Sikhs covered earlier…
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