Kanakadasa Jayanti 2020: Remembering the Great Kannada Poet on His Birth Anniversary
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Kanakadasa Jayanti 2020: Remembering the Great Kannada Poet on His Birth Anniversary

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December 2 is celebrated as the birth anniversary of South Indian poet, Kanakadasa. The great poet hailed from Haveri district of the southern state and is known for his devotional songs and Ugabhoga, compositions in the Kannada language for Carnatic music. Like other poets and saints associated with the Haridasa movement, he used simple Kannada language and native metrical forms for his compositions. They were talented singers and composers and used classical music and the Kannada language as a medium to propagate the teachings and philosophy of the Dvaita school of thought to the common people. The occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanthi is celebrated by the Bharatha Samskriti Prathishtana every year on the birth anniversary of the great poet.

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