Inspired by Sant Namdev’s kirtans ... Anand raised questions in his book about what Kabir would be like in today’s world. Would he sing at literary festivals for a well-heeled audience ...

It is befitting, thus, that he wants to call his book The Notbook of Kabir. ‘Who is Kabir?’ is a question that has amused, bemused, and infuriated scholars, writers, poets and common folk.