A prominent bhakti saint of Maharashtra was Tukaram. Tukaram's parents died early, and he had to shoulder the burden of maintaining a huge family. He tried to carry out his hereditary profession of petty trader cum money lender but he suffered heavy losses due to his over generous nature. His wife and son died due to starvation. He led a married life with two wives. One of them known as Rakuma bai died due to famine for lack of food. His son Santu also died. Tukaram went to Bhambanatha and other places and gave himself to spiritual readings. His second wife was more practical and kept nagging him for his ways. All this made him turn to God in order to seek internal peace. Tukaram’s abhangs tell us about his spiritual journey, the difficulties in the path of Bhakti, his heart rending experiences in his path to Bhakti and as he realized God the gleam of light began to shine on him. In fact there is a kind of Hegelian dialecticism in Tukarams soul. He first withdraws himself from the world with a determination to win spiritual knowledge. Then comes the stage of negation, the dark side of Tukaram's soul where he is warring with his own self. Finally there is a stage of affirmation, namely the transforming the original determination and following negation to the final vision of the God head a stage which supersedes them both.

Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan , popularly known as simply Rahim, was a poet who lived in India during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar. He was a Mansabdar in the court of Akbar. Abdul Rahim was the son of Bairam Khan, Akbar's trusted guardian and mentor. He was one of the nine important ministers (dewan) in his court, also known as the Navaratnas. Abdur Rahim Khan was a brave warrior in his own right. He became very much involved in Krishna Bhakti. His work includes, Barawe Nayika Bhed. He was a friend of Tulsidas and it is believed that Ramcharitra manas is also influenced by him. The other works of Rahim include Rahim Dohavalli, Sringar Soratha, Madnashtak and Raspanchadyayi. Rahim was comfortable in both Awadhi and Vraj and his poems in both the languages are beautiful and a tribute to the composite culture heritage of India. Rahim Khan’s tomb was opened to the public after six years of restoration work, perhaps the largest conservation project ever undertaken for any monument of national importance in India.

Sundar das is said to be a follower of Dadu Dayal. He was born in 1596 in Dhausa near Jaipur. From the age of ten till thirty he studied the holy scriptures by staying in Kasi. He returned to Rajasthan and died in 1689 in Sangamer. Sant Sunderdas composed about 48 books, which included philosophy, bhajans, and poems in several vernacular languages spoken during his time. His works continue to inspire spiritual seekers even today. He is revered as the "Sankaracharya" of Hindi literature, and is popularly known as Sant Kavi Sundar das. In literature his most famous work is Sundar Vilas. He has composed many small poems on nirgunBhakti, social relationships and character. A 2 Rupee stamp was issued in his name by the Indian Postal department on 8th November 1997.