…bengal. The classic exponent, however is chandidas, who lived in the 14th century. Many other poets wrote in the same sense. Chandidas himself was called a madman, a term in Bengali which signifies a man of eccentric ideas who nevertheless endears himself…

…are the meaning of my prayers. I cannot forget your grace and your charm, and yet there is no desire in my heart. Chandidas was excommunicated, for he had affronted the whole orthodox community by the good offices of his brother. He was once on the…