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Kanaka Dasa (1509–1609) [1] was a Haridasa saint and philosopher of Dvaita Vedanta, also known as Daasashreshta Kanakadasa (ದಾಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕನಕದಾಸ) from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a follower of Madhvacharya 's Dvaita philosophy and a disciple of Vyasatirtha. He was a composer of Carnatic music, poet, reformer and musician. [2] .
ಜನನ. ಕನಕದಾಸರು ಹಾವೇರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಶಿಗ್ಗಾಂವಿ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಬಾಡ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ 1509ರಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದೂ ಕುರುಬ/ನಾಯಕ ಜನಾಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಬಚ್ಚಮ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಬೀರಪ್ಪನಾಯಕ ಎಂಬ ದಂಪತಿಗಳ ಮಗನಾಗಿ ಜನಿಸಿದರು. ಕನಕದಾಸರು ಬರಿ ಒಂದು ಜಾತಿಗೇ ಸೀಮಿತವಾದ ಭಕ್ತರಲ್ಲ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜಾತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದವರು. 15 - 16 ನೆಯ ಶತಮಾನದಲ್ಲೇ ಜಾತಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಮರ ಸಾರಿದ ಭಕ್ತ ಎಂದರೆ ಕನಕದಾಸರು ಎಂದರೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗಲಾರದು.
Nov 15, 2023 · Learn about the 16th-century poet and saint who challenged superstitious practices and wrote Carnatic music compositions. Explore his legacy and heritage sites in Kaginele, Haveri district.
Kanaka Dasa, who lived between 1509–1609, was a famous saint-composer of Karnataka and an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. Kanaka Dasa propagated Dwaita philosophy to masses through bhakti movement in Karnataka. He was born in Kaginele, Dharwad district in Karnataka state of India.
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Kanaka Dasa (ಕನಕದಾಸ) (1509 – 1609) was a poet, philosopher, musician and composer from modern Karnataka. He is known for his Keertanas and Ugabhoga, compositions in the Kannada language for Carnatic music. Like other Haridasas, he used simple Kannada language and native metrical forms for his compositions.
INTRODUCTION. This article is about Sri Kanadasa and serves as a brief account of his life history. CHILDHOOD & EARLY LIFE: Timmappa (would-be Kanakadasa) was born in c.1508 to Beerappa and Bachchamma. Beerappa was a palegar of Bada village under Vijayanagara rule.