London-based gender scholar Jacqui Daukes and Pune-based musician-educator Shruthi Vishwanath bond over centuries-old poetry of Marathi saint women. They have conducted sharing sessions in Mumbai, Pune, Panchgani and London in which they jointly celebrate the worth of the compositions which are not often quoted in contemporary devotional practice. Pic/Mandar Tannu

Thirteenth century saint-poet Namdev is revered for his kirtans and extensive travels as far as Panjab to propagate the Bhagvat Dharm. But he is not particularly remembered as member of a tailor's joint family which had seven scintillating women who expressed themselves in soulful poetry, often deriding Namdev's neglect of household chores.