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Mohanatarangini (River of delight) is the first work of Kanakadasa (1509–1609), a prominent literary figure in Kannada literature whose works are mostly in the Sangatya (composition meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument), [1] Shatpadi (Six line poems) and Shataka (hundred verse) metres. It has been estimated that he ...
Nijaguna Shivayogi was an Indian poet and a prolific writer in the Kannada language. He lived in the 15th century. He lived in the 15th century. He was a follower of the Veerashaiva faith (devotee of the Hindu god Shiva ), which he attempted to reconcile with the Advaita Hinduism of Adi Shankaracharya . [ 1 ]
Kannada literature moved closer to the spoken and sung folk traditions, with musicality being its hallmark, although some poets continued to use the ancient champu form of writing as late as the 17th century. [30] Kannada poetry on stone–7th century Kappe Arabhatta inscription
The popularity of poetry is gauged in terms of the response that the educated and interested elite give. But the real popularity of poetry is when common people sing it. Popular appeal is not very easy to achieve for any form of poetry; especially when audiences are not kept in mind. Kannada poetry has a few instances of such mass popularity.
Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre was born into a Chitpavan Brahmin family in Dharwad, Karnataka. [2] He was the eldest son of Ramachandrabhatta and Parvatibai (nee Ambavva). The Bendres, also known as Thosars for some time, originally belonged to Kumbaru, a village in the Colaba district of Maharashtra, but a series of migrations which took them to Kalasi, Nasik and Tasgaon would see them finally ...
Gunavarma I was an early Kannada language poet who authored two Mahakavya (epic poems), the Shudraka and the Harivamsha around 900 CE.. His works are considered extinct but are found referenced in later years.
The work describes the entire region between the Godavari river in the north and Kaveri river in the south as "Kannada country", which includes large territories north and east of modern Karnataka where Kannada is now not spoken. [5] An English translation of a quote from the writing goes as follows, [9] In all of the earth . No fairer land you ...
It is widely regarded as a masterpiece of Kannada literature and is referred to as the Bhagavad Gita in Kannada. [1] The title of the work can be translated as "Dull Thimma's Rigmarole". [2] [3] Kagga is a collection of 945 poems, each being four lines in length. Some of these poems are written in old Kannada. Kagga poems are profound as well ...