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Source: The post is based on the article “U.P. promotes tombs of Muslim devotees of Krishna for tourism” published in The Hindu on 31st October 2022.
What is the News?
The Tourism department of Uttar Pradesh has redeveloped the tombs of Raskhan and Taj Bibi (both devotees of Lord Krishna) as a tourist complex with an open-air theatre.
Who was Raskhan?
Raskhan or Syed Ibrahim Khan was a 16th-century Sufi Muslim poet born either in Amroha or Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh.
Raskhan was his pen name in Hindi.
He became a follower of Krishna and spent his life in Vrindavan.
His poetry is in the form of Doha, Padawali and Savayya.
Who was Taj Bibi?
Taj Bibi, also known as the ‘Mughal Mirabai’ was the daughter of a Muslim nobleman named Padna Khan.
Taj Bibi was married to Emperor Akbar and was appointed by the Mughals to protect the Gokul area.
She wrote poetry during the Mughal time when the ruling class belonged to the Muslim religion.
