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Kannada literature is filled with literary figures and pioneers all through. With an unbroken literary history of over a thousand years, [92] the excellence of Kannada literature continues into the present day: works of Kannada literature have received eight Jnanpith awards [93] and fifty-six Sahitya Akademi awards.
Each doll weighs 10 to 12 kilograms (22 to 26 pounds), and stand 10 to 12 feet (3.0 to 3.7 metres) tall. During the procession, some performers wear character masks and interact with the dolls. Itinerant performers dressed as a tiger ( hulivesha ) or bear ( karadi-vesha ) with dancing monkeys are common in South India.
These Kannada inscriptions (Old Kannada, Kadamba script) are found on historical hero stones, coins, temple walls, pillars, tablets and rock edicts. They have contributed towards Kannada literature and helped to classify the eras of Proto Kannada, Pre Old Kannada, Old Kannada , Middle Kannada and New Kannada.
With the rise of Vaishnavism and the Haridasa movement came Karnataka composers like Purandaradasa, whose Kannada language works were lucid, devotional and cultural and hence appealing to the masses. Other haridasas of medieval times were Kanakadasa , Vyasatirtha , Jayatirtha , Sripadaraya , Vadirajatirtha etc., who composed several devara nama .
Kannada Brahmins or Carnatic Brahmins are Kannada-speaking Brahmins, primarily living in Karnataka, and also present in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They belong to one of three traditions: Smartism , Sadh Vaishnavism ( Madhva Sampradaya ), and Sri Vaishnavism , and are followers of Adi Shankara ...
Ritu Kala Samskaram, or Ritushuddhi, is a female coming-of-age ritual in South Indian Hindu traditions. The ritual is performed when a girl wears a langa voni for the first time. The event is also known as Langa Voni ( Telugu : లంగా ఓణి), Pavadai Dhavani ( Tamil : பாவாடை தாவணி), and Langa Davani ( Kannada ...
Kuvempu: Kuvempu is a Kannada writer, poet of 20th century widely regarded as the greatest writer of Kannada language. He is one of the recipients of the Jnanpith award and has a long association with Mysore. He came to Mysore for his higher education and joined Maharaja College of Mysore where he graduated in 1929 majoring in Kannada.
Yakshagana is the scholastic name in Kannada (used for the last 200 years) for art forms formerly known as kēḷike, āṭa, bayalāṭa, and daśāvatāra. The word Yakshagana previously referred to a form of literature primarily in Kannada (starting from the 16th century). Of late Yakshaganas in Tulu and even now in Telugu are available.