He opens the door to an entire anti-caste Bhakti movement. Through him, I found other poets—Chokhamela, Gorakhnath, Namdev—who sang from the margins, offering truths too bitter for the caste ...

Mumbai: A highly respected figure in the Vanjari community, Namdev Shastri ... the murder should not be viewed through the lens of caste. “Bhagwangad will always stand with our family.

It is a scheduled caste category constituency currently represented by Namdev Sasane of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). There are a total of 17 candidates in fray for the Umarkhed assembly seat.