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.

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Purandara Dasa canonical 5

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

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Vyasatirtha influenced Purandara Dasa
Carnatic music codifiedBy Purandara Dasa
Carnatic music majorComposer Purandara Dasa
Kanaka Dasa influencedBy Purandara Dasa
Vyasaraja isGuruOf Purandara Dasa