India, Republic, 2002 AD., Sant Tukaram commemorative, Kolkata mint, 2 Rupees, KM 305.

India, Republic, Sant Tukaram commemorative, Kolkata (Calcutta) mint, 2002 AD.,
2 Rupees (26 mm / 6,01 g), copper-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel), 6,00 g. (?) theor. mint weight, mintage ? , medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), 11-sided, plain edge,
Obv.: संत तुकाराम . भक्ति . भ्रातृत्व . जागृती SANT TUKARAM / • 2002 • , slogan "Bhakti . Bhratrutwa . Jagruti" in Hindi at top (= "Devotion Brotherhood Dawn appearing"), legend ‘"SANT TUKARM" both in English and Hindi in the lower half of the periphery, Sant Tukaram seated on a low stool, with a Veena (musical instrument) in his hand, date below.
Rev.: भारत INDIA / सत्यमेव जयते / रूपये 2 RUPEES / * , ("Bharat" INDIA / Satyameva Jayate" / "Rupaye" 2 RUPEES) , Ashoka Lion Capital in center, motto "Satyameva Jayate" below ( सत्यमेव जयते; literal "Truth Alone Triumphs"), country name and denomination in Hindi and English.
KM 305 .

unknown mitage, mintmarks:
(no mm.) = Kolkata (Calcutta)
♦ (small diamond) = Mumbai
* (five-pointed star) = Hyderabad
• (circular dot = Noida)

Year / Mint Mark / Details
2002 Calcutta mint, proof issue
2002 Calcutta mint
2002 ♦ Mumbai mint
2002 * Hyderabad mint
2002 ° Noida mint

Tukaram(1608–1645) was a prominent Varkari Sant and spiritual poet of the Bhakti. He is often referred to with an honorific, Sant Tukaram.
Tukaram was one of the greatest poet saints of India. He was born in a small village in Maharashtra He is quite renowned for his contribution to the Bhakti Movement and he is commonly known as Sant Tukaram in Maharashtra.
Tukaram was born and lived most of his life in Dehu, a town close to Pune in Mahārāshtra, India. In accordance with an Indian tradition, Tukaram's family name is rarely used in identifying him. His real name is Tukaram Bolhoba Aambile. Rather, in accord with another tradition in India of assigning the epithet "sant" (संत) to persons regarded as thoroughly saintly, Tukaram is commonly known in Maharashtra as Sant Tukaram (संत तुकाराम). He is known as Bhakta Tukaram to southern Indian people.
Dilip Purushottam Chitre, a well known Marathi Scholar, identifies Tukaram as the first modern poet of Marathi. Chitre believes that Tukaram was the successor to Dnyaneshwar who denied caste hierarchy in Hindu religion and attacked rituals present in Hinduism. Tukaram has attacked almost every form of myth existing in Hindu society during his time. He opposed the existing system of Vedas supported chaturvarna.