Mysore/Mysuru: The 534th Jayanti of Saint Kanakadasa was celebrated in a simple manner by the Mysuru District Administration at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises on Hunsur Road in city yesterday. The celebration was limited to offering of floral tribute to the portrait of Kanakadasa and recital of Kanakadasa Keerthane. Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…
Kanakadasa Jayanti tomorrow
November 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The 534th Kanakadasa Jayanti will be celebrated in a grand manner at Kaginele Kanakaguru Peetha Shakha Mutt at Siddarthanagar in city on Nov. 22 after 11 am. Announcing this at a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here on Friday, Kanakadasa Jayanthotsava Samithi General Secretary M. Puttaswamy (Bank Puttaswamy) said that in the wake of…
I am a target as I speak truth, says former CM Siddharamaiah
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “I am being targeted for speaking the truth and I don’t hesitate to speak what is right. While speaking truth, I end up in controversies. And this is the reason why I am being criticised and targeted by people owing allegiance to different political parties and ideologies,” said former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. He was…
At Kanakadasa Jayanthi event: Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah calls everyone to become Vishwamanava
December 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said that everyone should become a Vishwamanava by imbibing the values propagated by Buddha, Basava, Kanakadasa, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Ambedkar and such other great preachers. He was speaking at Kanakadasa Jayanthi and ‘Kanakashri’ award conferment programme organised jointly by Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagruta Vedike and Karnataka…
City celebrates Kanaka Jayanthi
December 3, 2020Mysore/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…
Siddu at Kanaka Jayanti
November 15, 2019Mysuru: Colourful procession marked Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations in city this morning, which was organised by the District Administration, Kanakadasa Jayanthotsava Samithi and other organisations. Hundreds of Kuruba community members took out a procession, carrying a statue of Saint Kanakadasa in a chariot, that began from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the North Gate of Mysore Palace….
Free breakfast for pourakarmikas
November 15, 2019Mysuru: Marking Kanakadasa Jayanti, the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) ambitious plan to provide free breakfast to all it’s over 2400 pourakarmikas daily took off today with Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath launching it near Madegowda Circle in Rajivnagar coming under Ward11, represented by her, at a function this morning, by having breakfast with the pourakarmikas. The launch…
Kanakadasa Jayanti at Nadabrahma Sabha along with weekend music
November 14, 2019Mysuru: Sri Nadabrahma Sangita Sabha, Mysuru, is providing a three-day cultural treat to the connoisiers of Mysuru on Nov.15,16 and17. On Nov.15 at 6 pm, a very special Gamaka Programme is organised to celeberate the Kanakadasa Jayanti. It will be Vyakhyana treat by renowned Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj on ‘Nala Charitre’ written by Kanakadasa and…
Kanakadasa Jayanti on Nov. 15
November 8, 2019Mysuru: The district administration has made all arrangements to celebrate Kanakadasa Jayanti in a grand manner on Nov.15, according to Additional DC (ADC) B.R. Poornima. Presiding over a preparatory meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here yesterday, Poornima said that the Jayanti will be celebrated in a grand manner if there is no model code…
Colourful procession marks Kanakadasa Jayanti
November 6, 2017Mysuru: A colourful procession was taken out in city this morning as part of Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations organised jointly by the District Administration, Department of Kannada and Culture and the Jayanthotsava Samithi. The procession commenced in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple near the Palace here. In the lead was a silver chariot carrying a portrait…
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