KARNATAKA CELEBRATES KANAKADASA JAYANTHI
- Karnataka celebrated “Kanakadasa Jayanthi” on November 22, 2021 to pay tribute to Shri Kanaka Dasa, who was the 15th century poet, saint and social reformer.
Key Points
- On the occasion, Chief Minister BasavarajaBommai garlanded the photograph of Kanaka Dasa in Bengaluru.
- Kanaka Dasa had advocated social equality and justice through kirtans.
- Kaginele was the birthplace of Saint Kanaka Dasa. Government of Karnataka refurbished it, for the convenience of public visiting there.
Kanakadasa Jayanthi
- This festival is celebrated by people of Karnataka and Kuruba community in Karnataka. It is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of saint Kanaka Dasa, every year.
- In tribute to him, Government of Karnataka has declared this day as state holiday.
- Year 2021 marked the 527-birth anniversary.
Kanaka Dasa
- Kanaka Dasa was a Haridasa, and a renowned composer of Carnatic music, poet, musician and philosopher.
- He is famous for his keertanas and ugabhoga, compositions for Carnatic Music.
- He used simple Kannada language for his compositions. He was born in Baada village, near Bankapura. The saint was warrior at Bankapura fort.
Early work
- Early works of the saint include poems like Ramadhyana Mantra, Narasimha stotra, and Mohanatarangini.