Great poet Keerthana Sahiyta Kanakadas Jayanti was celebrated in Yadgir and Raichur on Saturday.
The portrait of Kanakadas was carried out on the main street in a grand procession.
In Raichur, Minor Irrigation Minister ns Boseraju flagged off the process which started from Kanakadas Circle and ended at Siddaram Jambaram Ranga Mandir, Passing Through Basaveshwar Circle and Ambedkar Circle.
Karnataka Scheduled Tribes Development Board Chairman and MLA Basanagouda Daddal, who inaugurated the stage program at Ranga Mandir, said Kanakadas was a great philosopher and writer. He played a key role in the Bhakti movement. Kanakadas’ keertanas still exist and show the path leading thousands of followers to a good life.
Pranesh Kulkarni, Lecturer, had a special seminar on Kanakadas. He said that Kanakadas was one of the 250 poets under the legacy of Das. His keethans are against the caste system and prefer spiritualism which he followed in his life.
MLA Shivaraj Patil, MLA A. Vasanth Kumar and Deputy Commissioner Nitish K. also spoke.
In a similar program in Yadgir, MLA Channareddy Patil Tunnur said that Kanakadas was a great social reformer. He opposed caste discrimination and wrote many Keethans.
Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar paid floral tributes to Kanakadas.
Private organizations also celebrated Jayanti in a grand manner.
Published – 8 Nov 2025 19:38 IST
