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Women’s voices in the vachanas

The 12th-century Vachanakara movement in Kannada literature featured a diversity of female perspectives and went on to question traditional ideas of gender identity, writes Rajendra Chenni

29 June 2023, 08:29 IST

Women’s voices in the vachanas

Women’s voices in the vachanas

Women’s voices in the vachanas

29 June 2023, 08:29 IST

Four-session masterclass on vachanas begins today

Presented by H S Shivaprakash, renowned poet and translator, it provides fresh insights into a unique phenomenon in Indian literature

19 July 2022, 18:19 IST

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Four-session masterclass on vachanas begins today

19 July 2022, 18:19 IST

The value of vachanas

Articulated close to a thousand years ago in Karnataka, the vachanas of the 11th and 12th centuries resonate in relevance even today. Composed of simple words, in just four or five verses, vachanas propounded profound philosophical and reformist ideas. They advocated social justice and equality.

02 June 2022, 07:51 IST

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The value of vachanas

02 June 2022, 07:51 IST

Basavanna’s teachings inspiration to all: Udupi DC

Deputy Commissioner Hephshiba Rani Korlapati said that Basavanna’s teachings should be an inspiration to all.

02 January 2020, 15:44 IST

Basavanna’s teachings inspiration to all: Udupi DC

Basavanna’s teachings inspiration to all: Udupi DC

Basavanna’s teachings inspiration to all: Udupi DC

02 January 2020, 15:44 IST