Purandara Dasa
He was recently in news as the Karnataka Government will commence field research at Keshavapura in Karnataka to solve the mystery regarding the birth place of Purandara Dasa. Till now, it was believed that Purandara Dasa was born in Purandaragarh near Pune, Maharashtra. However, an expert committee constituted by Karnataka Government reported that there is enough evidence to suggest Keshavapura as his birth place and recommended further research.
- Purandara Dasa (1484-1564) was a saint, poet and singer during the Vijayanagara empire.
- He was the disciple of Vyasatirtha, Rajaguru of Vijayanagara Empire.
- Prior to his initiation to Haridasa tradition (music and literary ....
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