Mangalore, July 14: Stating that 'Dasa Sahitya' had been marginalised from the mainstream literature for a long time, senior Kannada poet HS Venkatesh Murthy said that the strange nature of this section of literature was of the reasons for that.
He was delivering key note address at inaugural session of the two-day State-level Dasa Sahitya Sammelan at Town Hall here on Thursday.
Mr Murthy said that while litterateurs used to neglect Dasa Sahitya considering it as a form of music, musicians used to consider it as a form of literature. This attitude ultimately had led to the marignalisation of Dasa Sahitya, he added.
Pointing out that Dasa Sahitya had influenced many poets including Da Ra Bendre, he said that the values of humanity that Dasa Sahitya propagates were still relevant and apt.
He said Kanakadasa's 'Ramadhanya Charithe', which narrates the story of a verbal quarrel between two cereals 'paddy and ragi' about who was superior, reflects the current social conflicts.
Haridasas including Kanakadasa and Purandarada were “critic insides” who criticized the evil practices being in the society on the outlines of Vedias and Upanishads unlike Shivasharanas, who criticized the society standing outside.
Mr Murthy said Haridasas believed in social reformation through devotion and they condemned the caste, class and creed systems and ushered a new era of devotional literature.
In his presidential address, Nallur Prasad, President of State Kannada Sahithya Parishat said that Dasa literature was the medicine for all diseases.
Harikrishna Punaroor inaugurated the Sammelana by lighting the lamp.
Vidyaprasanna Theertha of Subrahmanya mutt graced the occasion.
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