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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 ]
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.
This is a list of important milestones in Kannada literature starting with Kavirajamarga (850 C.E.). These writings are the earliest available works in each listed genre . Though many notable works have been accomplished in each genre during later years, these writings are the forerunners for later developments.
Kannada poetry dates back many centuries, to before the time of Adikavi Pampa. A revival took place in the early 20th century led by Kuvempu, Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre, B. M. Srikanthaiah and others. The genre was further developed after Indian independence with poets including Gopalakrishna Adiga
Kannada poetry on stone–7th century Kappe Arabhatta inscription The champu Sanskritic metre (poems in verses of various metres interspersed with paragraphs of prose, also known as champu-kavya ) was the most popular written form from the 9th century onwards, although it started to fall into disuse in the 12th century. [ 31 ]
Kannada poetry changed course because of his efforts, and he was an inspiration for generations of poets to follow. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] Impressed by his early writings, Kereya Padmarasa, the court poet of King Narasimha I , introduced him to the king, who became Harihara's patron. [ 62 ]
This is a list of historical and modern Karnataka literature, arranged in chronological order of the historical polity or era from which the works originated. Karnataka literature originates from the Karnataka region of South India, which roughly corresponds to the modern state of Karnataka.
Extinct Kannada literature is a body of literature of the Kannada language dating from the period preceding the first extant work, Kavirajamarga (ca. 850 CE). Although no works of this period are available now, references to them are found in the Kavirajamarga and a handful of other extant works.