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EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 5 MIN

55: Tukaram - The Poet Who Threw His Life's Work Into the River and Waited

from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar

In 17th century Maharashtra a grain merchant lost everything.His wife died. His child died. His business collapsed.What remained was an overwhelming love for Vitthal - and poems that began arriving whether he sought them or not.He wrote in Marathi. The language of ordinary people.The Brahmin priests were furious.They ordered him to throw every manuscript he had ever written into the Indrayani river.Tukaram tied a heavy stone to the bundle. And threw everything in. Then he walked to his temple and sat down.For thirteen days.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.

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