Purandara Dasa
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Purandara Dasa was a 16th-century saint-composer and social reformer revered as the "father of Carnatic music" for systematizing its pedagogy and composing thousands of devotional songs in Kannada.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carnatic musician
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Hindu devotional poet ⓘ composer ⓘ saint ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| approximateBirthCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| approximateDeathCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfCompositionsAttributed | thousands ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 16th century ⓘ |
| commemoration |
Purandara Dasa Aradhana
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annual music festivals in his honor ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRole | foundational figure in South Indian classical music ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Krishna
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Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vittala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Bhakti movement
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ⓘ
music pedagogy ⓘ |
| genre | Carnatic music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | father of Carnatic music ⓘ |
| influenced |
Muthuswami Dikshitar
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Syama Sastri NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyagaraja NERFINISHED ⓘ later Carnatic composers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Haridasa movement compositions
ⓘ
composing devotional songs in Kannada ⓘ systematizing Carnatic music pedagogy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | standard beginner syllabus in Carnatic music ⓘ |
| movement |
Haridasa movement
NERFINISHED
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Vaishnava Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pedagogicalContribution |
alankaras in different talas
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graded lessons for beginners in Carnatic music ⓘ janta varisai exercises ⓘ sarali varisai exercises ⓘ simple geethams for beginners ⓘ |
| primaryForm |
kritis
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padas ⓘ |
| region | Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialRole | social reformer ⓘ |
| socialThemesInWorks |
critique of caste discrimination
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critique of ritualism ⓘ ethical living ⓘ promotion of devotion over social status ⓘ |
| style |
devaranama
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kirtana ⓘ |
| tradition | Carnatic classical tradition ⓘ |
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