Bangaluru : Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Basavanna, Kanakadasa, Ambedkar and Vemana were not confined to one caste. All of them are Vishwamanavas. He was speaking at Shri Mahayogi Vemana Jayanti organized by Kannada and Culture Department at Ravindra Kalakshetra. Basavadi Sharana as well as Vemana is the property of mankind. Kuvempu’s words that every […]

Mangaluru : India is a harmonious country with many caste, religion and languages. The thoughts of saints like Kanakadasa have given a message that there should be no differentiation between castes and communities, “said Mangalore University Registrar Prof. Kishore Kumar C K. He inaugurated ‘Kanakabhiyana’- the lecture and quiz program on the life and literature […]

Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D’Souza on Wednesday said that the message on life values conveyed through the Keertanas by Kanakadasa are relevant all the time. He was speaking after inaugurating the Kanaka Jayanthi celebrations organised by the district administration here. Mr. D’Souza said that the government has established the Kanaka Peetha in Mangalore University for research […]

Udupi : Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Pejawar Mutt said on Monday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was not visiting the Sri Krishna Mutt because some intellectuals had pressured him into doing so. Speaking to presspersons here, the seer said that some intellectuals did not like the Sri Krishna Mutt or the Pejawar Mutt. Hence, they […]

Mangaluru: District in-charge Minister Ramanath Rai has promised to name a Circle in Dakshina Kannada district after Kanakadasa at the earliest. Speaking at the 530th Kanaka Jayanti programme here on Monday, the minister said that a site will also be allotted to the Kuruba Sangha as sought by it. Stating that saint poet Kanakadasa not only […]

Udupi: The eight-day-long annual Kanaka Sadbhavana Jyoti Rathayatre, which began from Sampigehalli near Bengaluru on October 31, concluded here on Monday. The yatre was held to mark the 530th Sri Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations. The yatre, organized by the Kanaka Sadhavana Jyoti Rathayatre (KSJR) Samiti, came from Jodu Katte to the Kankadasa Mandira at the Car […]

Mangaluru: “The thoughts of Kanakadasa should reform our life. We should mount his devotion and dedication in our life to be better human beings,” said district in-charge Minister Ramanath Rai. He was addressing the gathering during the celebrations of Kanankadasa Jayanthi organized by district administration, ZP, Karavali Kurubara Sangha and Kannada and Cultural department, on […]

Mangaluru : Saint poet and 16th century social reformer Kanakadasa’s four major literary works and “keertans” are expected to be ready in 15 Indian languages by the end of this October, according to Ka. Ta. Chikkanna, co-ordinator, Rasthtriya Santakavi Kanakadasa Adhyayana Mattu Samshodana Kendra, Bengaluru. Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of a workshop on […]

Mangalore: Speaking in a Kanakadasa memorial meeting, at which a book was released on Kanaka songs, writer Prof. Kalegowda Nagavara stated on Thursday after inauguration that Kanakadasa as a Dalit devotee of God fought for social justice in his writings and was a Pioneer demanding justice for social justice for all in Karnataka. Several institutions […]