sant tukaram

Tukaram was a mystic poet who lived in the 17th century in Maharashtra. He belonged to the Bhagwat sampraday and was a devptee of Krishna. He composed and sang hymns praising Krishna.
He was strongly opposed by the Brahmins who feared a threat to their authority since Tukaram preached the gospel of love,equality,brotherhood and harmony! The Brahmins conspired and directed Tukaram to throw his hymns in the river and never to sing them. Tukaram did as he was told and prayed to Krishna to save his hymns. Legend has it that Krishna appeared from the river with the hymns!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4NZ3vGrAnIShivaji maharaj was so impressed with Tukaram that he requested Tukaram to accept him as his disciple and offered him and his family wealth and prestige. Tukaram returned the costly gifts and advised Shivaji to perform 'Rajdharm'-service of the people.
Tukaram's abhangs(songs) are still popular in Maharshtra and people in rural areas have installed his murti(statue) along with Dnyaneshwar also a fellow mystic.