Rebellion Against Classicism: Kabir's Public Poetics and Battle Cry
By rejecting traditional and classical poetics, Kabir laid the foundation for a new, public poetics, which served as a rebellion against the oppressive social system of his time.
aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
By rejecting traditional and classical poetics, Kabir laid the foundation for a new, public poetics, which served as a rebellion against the oppressive social system of his time.