Popular Culture
Composer John Harbison adapted Bly's translations for his Mirabai Songs. There is a documentary film A Few Things I Know About Her by Anjali Panjabi. Two well-known films of her life have been made in India, Meera (1945), a Tamil language film starring M. S. Subbulakshmi, and Meera a 1979 Hindi film by Gulzar. TV series, Meera (2009–2010) was also based on her life.
J. A. Joshi has written a novel "Follow the Cowherd Boy" published by Trafford Publishing in 2006. Meera Bai's life has been interpreted as a musical story in Meera—The Lover..., a music album based on original compositions for some well known Meera bhajans, releasing 11 October 2009.
Osho has given a commentary on Meera's bhajans.
Sagar Arts, the creator of mythological and historical serials such as Hatim Aladin, Chandragupta Maurya, Prithviraj Chauhan, Dwarkadheesh, Jai jai jai Bajrangbali, Mahima Shani Dev Ki, Ramayan etc., created a serial on July 27, 2009 – January 29, 2010. Younger Meera was played by Aashika Bhatia and elder Meera was played by Aditi Sajwan.
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