Begampura

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Begampura is a utopian city envisioned in the poetry of Bhagat Ravidas, symbolizing a casteless, classless, and sorrow-free society grounded in spiritual equality and social justice.

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Begampura canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poetic motif
religious concept
utopian city
associatedWith Bhagat Ravidas
conceptualDomain religious poetry
social reform
utopianism
culturalContext North India
linked to: northern India

medieval Bhakti literature
describedBy Bhagat Ravidas
etymology name meaning "city without sorrow"
hasCharacteristic absence of fear
absence of property-based status
absence of sorrow
absence of taxes
communal harmony
equality before the divine
eternal joy
inclusion of marginalized people
no caste hierarchy
no class hierarchy
permanent security
hasTheme critique of caste system
divine-centered community
liberation from social bondage
unity of humanity
influences Dalit theology
Ravidassia religious thought
anti-caste discourse
social justice movements in India
languageOfPrimarySources Punjabi
Sant Bhasha
mentionedIn Guru Granth Sahib
hymns of Bhagat Ravidas
religiousTradition Bhakti movement
Ravidassia tradition
Sikhism
symbolizes casteless society
classless society
divine city
egalitarian society
freedom from caste discrimination
freedom from oppression
ideal society
social justice
sorrow-free society
spiritual equality
timeOfOrigin 15th century

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