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City celebrates Kanaka Jayanthi
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City celebrates Kanaka Jayanthi

December 3, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Today is Kanaka Jayanthi, the celebration of birth anniversary of saint poet and 15th century social reformer Kanakadasa. The saint poet is from Kuruba community but is revered by people of all castes and creeds in the State. His poems are called Keerthanas.  As part of the Jayanthi celebrations, various events were held in…

Illustrious Saint Kanakadasa
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Illustrious Saint Kanakadasa

December 15, 2018

By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Karnataka is known for Saints who preached devotion irrespective of caste and community. They preached devotion towards Hari or Narayana in Kannada language so that it could be understood even by an illiterate person provided he had devotion. Saint…

Salutations to Saint Kanakadasa
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Salutations to Saint Kanakadasa

December 24, 2017

By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore South India in general and Karnataka in particular abounds in contemporary or near contemporary saints who are still a religious force. Recently (6.11.2017) the birth anniversary of Saint Kanakadasa was celebrated with religious fervour in many parts of Karnataka…

Tribute to Kanakadasa through Nadopasana
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Tribute to Kanakadasa through Nadopasana

October 15, 2017

Mysuru: ‘Nadabrahma tadaanandam adviteeyam upaasmahe,’ I praise Naadabrahma which itself is the ultimate bliss. Saptaswara which is the base of Shastriya Sangeetha derived from the pranava OM kaara, connects a man to his soul. Such divine art in the form of Dasarapada through saint poets reached to every common man. One such saint poet was…

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