Rather than ceremonies and sacrifices, he emphasized emancipation through love to God and loving service to mankind. Tukaram's abhangas largely cover mythology, saints' biographies, Shri Pandurang's panegyric, laudatory descriptions of Pandharpur, autobiography, and self-criticism, moral education, personal explanation, and defense of his religious views. 
Tukaram is considered to be the pinnacle of the Bhagawat tradition, which began with Namdev. While being held in Yerwada Central Jail by the British colonial government for his nonviolent movement in the early twentieth century, Mahatma Gandhi read and translated Tukaram's poetry, as well as Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and poems by other Bhakti movement poet-saints. Tukaram opposed mechanical rites, rituals, sacrifices, and vows, favoring a direct type of bhakti instead. He was a vocal critic of caste and gender injustice. He promoted the virtues of piety, forgiveness, and inner tranquility. He emphasized community-based worship through spiritual melodies known as Kirtans. He is most known for his Marathi Abangas (dohas), which are a rich inheritance of Gatha - devotional poetry, and he was also crucial for laying the groundwork for Maratha nationalism. His poetry was dedicated to Vithoba or Vitthala, an avatar of Vishnu, the Hindu God. A 17th-century poet-saint who lived with Maratha ruler Shivaji Maharaj and saints such as Eknath and Ramdas. His master was Saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu of the Bhakti movement. Tukaram's parents both died while he was a teenager. His parents were followers of Vithoba, a manifestation of the Hindu deity Vishnu (Vaishnavas). The year o f Saint Tukaram's birth and death has been the subject of investigation and debate among twentieth-century researchers. Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile was his full name. 
Tukaram was born in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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