Authentic Past Paper Standard Evaluation
Who of the following is not associated with the Bhakti Movement?
Solution & Analysis
Answer: D
Concept
The religious landscape of medieval India was dominated by two parallel movements: the Hindu-rooted Bhakti and the Islamic-rooted Sufism.Explanation
Amir Khusrau was a 13th-14th century poet, musician, and a devoted disciple of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. While he contributed to the syncretic culture, he is strictly a figure of the Sufi tradition and Persian-Urdu literature.Logical Breakup
Logic 1: Option D is correct. Khusrau is the 'Parrot of India' (Tuti-e-Hind) and a Sufi, not a Bhakti saint.
Logic 2: Vallabhacharya (A), Chaitanya (B), and Nanak (C) are primary architects of the various streams of the Bhakti movement.