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Krishna Das (IAST: Kṛṣṇa dāsa; born Jeffrey Kagel; May 31, 1947) is an American vocalist known for his performances of Hindu devotional music known as kirtan (chanting the names of God). He has released seventeen albums since 1996.
Jeremy Frindel's 2012 film One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das documents the life and musical career of American kirtan singer Krishna Das.In 1970, while struggling with drug abuse and depression, Das left his native Long Island, New York for India, selling all his possessions and turning down the opportunity to record as lead vocalist with the band that would later become Blue Öyster ...
'Sixteen books'), is a collection of sixteen books (or doctrines) written by the Hindu philosopher Vallabha. They are the main doctrine of Pushtimarg , a sect of Vaishnavism in Hinduism . The works discuss the worship of the Hindu deity Krishna through service ( seva ) and contemplation (smāraṇa) .
The Golden Breath: Studies in five poets of the new India (1933, London: Murray) [29] Marx and Engels on India (1937, Allahabad: Socialist Book Club) (editor) Apology for Heroism: An Essay in Search of Faith (1946, London: Lindsay Drummond) Homage to Tagore (1946, Lahore: Sangam) On Education (1947, Bombay: Hind Kitabs)
Famous for his book ‘Rasakallola’, which describe the Divine Leela of Radha and Krishna and to be a staunch devotee of Lord Jagannath at Puri. Dinakrushna Dasa is an outstanding Odia poet of the medieval Odia literature. Not many details about him are available.
Anahata (Sanskrit: अनाहत, IAST: Anāhata, English: "unstruck") or heart chakra is the fourth primary chakra, according to Hindu Yogic, Shakta and Buddhist Tantric traditions. In Sanskrit , anahata means "unhurt, unstruck, and unbeaten".
Surdas was a 16th-century blind Hindu devotional poet and singer, who was known for his works written in praise of Krishna. [2] His compositions captured his devotion towards Krishna. Most of his poems were written in the Braj language, while some were also written in other dialects of medieval Hindi, like Awadhi. [3]
Govindadasa (1535–1613), was a Bengali Vaishnava poet known for his body of devotional songs addressed to Krishna. Living in an atmosphere of Krishna-bhakti preached by Sri Chaitanya (1486–1533), he composed extensively on the Radha-Krishna love legend. He is also known as Govindadasa Kaviraja.