Tukaram Maharaj was born on January 22, 1608 in a small village called Dehu in Khed taluka of Pune district. Tukaram Maharaj's father's name was Bolhoba. Mother's name was Kankai. Sant Tukaram Maharaj's family were Vitthal devotees.There was a tradition of visiting Pandharpur in their house from the beginning. Tukaram Maharaj's father Bolhoba and mother Kankai. He also had two brothers. Elder brother Savaji and younger Kanhoba. Sant Tukaram Maharaj got married to Awali, daughter of Appaji Gulve of Pune.
His family belonged to the Kunbi community. Tukaram Maharaj's family had a retail and money lending business, as well as farming and trading. His father was a devotee of Vithoba. Vithoba is considered an avatar of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism. Tukaram Maharaj's parents died in his childhood.Sant Tukaram's first wife was Rakhammabai and he also had a son Santhu. Both son and wife died in the famine of 1630-1932.Sant Tukaram Maharaj was most affected by his death and growing poverty. After that he decided to go to Bhandara mountain and observe silenceAfter this Tukaram Maharaj married again and his second wife was named Navalai (Jija Bai). She was austere in nature but virtuous like Sati Savitri. But after that he spent most of his time in pooja, bhakti, samaj kirtan and unbroken poems.
Tukaram Maharaj's spiritual guru was Babaji Chaitanya. He himself was a fourth generation disciple of the 13th century scholar Jananadeva.According to sources, Tukaram died in 1649 or 1650.
Tukaram Maharaj was a poet-saint of the 17th century Bhakti Abhiyaan in Maharashtra. He was also a member of the pantheist, Warkari religious community. Tukaram is known for his unbroken and devotional poems. His poems were dedicated to Vitthal and Vithoba
Sadness flashed across the radar. Tukob felt that the world is given, not the last time Disturbed by such life experiences, Tukoba was drawn towards God with a definite thought. Life took a different turn. There was a belief that there was no one else but Panduranga. He started spending all his time in contemplation of God. They surrendered to Vitthala. He started looking at all these dire situations with great detachment and detachment. The events that happened in their life, how they were beneficial to them