Kabir Saheb appeared in 1398 as a babe on a lotus flower on the Lahartaaraa Lake. He disappeared in 1518, leaving behind a handful of flowers in place of his body. He was adopted by a muslim couple named Neeru and Neema and was named Kabir by a Muslim Fakir. However, according to some legends, he was a Brahmin, as he was initiated by Ramanand Swami, a famous Hindu Guru and community leader at that time. There is nothing to prove or disprove these legends.

Using very poignant language, Kabir Saheb criticized caste ideology and declared the equality of all human beings. He employed a Socratic method of teaching, pleading with all human beings regardless of their gender, status, caste, color, race, religion, or occupation, to think critically about their lives and pursuits and whether in the end they will have attained the salvation of their soul. He spoke “Truth to power", confronting the most viscious of the Moghul rulers as well as the Hindu Kings and sages of the time. He was fearless and relentless in his pursuit of the salvation of humanity at large.

Kabir was an oral poet whose works were written down by others. His oral traditions have flourished for more than 500 years, producing a rich array of musical forms, folk and classical, in countless local dialects and regional styles. Thousands of poems are popularly attributed to Kabir, but only a few written collections have survived over the centuries. Many modern poets and scholars of religion and literature now study the life, teachings, and poetry of Kabir Saheb