Before The Grey By Basavanna Summary

Basavanna was a 12th century poet and philosopher who stepped outside of traditional Hindu worship by denouncing ritualistic practices and embracing a new branch of the religion that was open to all genders, from all socioeconomically backgrounds, while allowing followers to worship the lord directly ; Tim McGaw, a 21st century country music singer and song writer. In his poem, Before the grey reaches the cheek, Basavanna speaks about the need to worship the lord “before age corrodes your form”, or death is upon you. When taking into consideration his religious position and the time during which he lived, when society revolved almost solely around religious beliefs, it would be accurate to assume that the moral lesson of a poem, embedded