Vachana sahitya is a form of rhythmic writing in Kannada (see also Kannada poetry) that evolved in the 11th century and flourished in the 12th century...

Kalburgi (28 November 1938 – 30 August 2015) was an Indian scholar of Vachana sahitya (Vachana literature) in the Kannada-language and academic who served as...

Basava Purana by Palkuriki Somanatha. Basava literary works include the Vachana Sahitya in Kannada Language. He is also known as Bhaktibhandari (lit. 'the...

scholar and Kannada writer and also known for the resurrection of Vachana sahitya. Dr. Phakeerappa Halakatti was born on July 2, 1880, to Gurubasappa...

societal norms of the time. Its philosophical tenets are encapsulated in Vachanas, a form of devotional poetry. The tradition also emphasizes Kayaka (work)...

the most prominent woman poet. Allamaprabhu used poetry, now part of Vachana Sahitya literature, to criticise rituals and social conventions, to break down...

Haralayya was a 12th-century Dalit saint and poet of Vachana sahitya in India. He joined Anubhava Mantapa, the hall created by Basava, where every caste...

Janna, who expressed Jain religious teachings through his works. The Vachana Sahitya tradition of the 12th century is purely native and unique in world...

mankind, the path of Shivayoga. Siddarama was instrumental in saving the vachana literature from destruction. Shri Siddharameshwar was born in Solapur City...

Pustaka Pradhikara, Government of Karnataka. Kannada Nighantu. Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Bangalore. 1970. Ferreira, John Vincent (1965). Totemism in India...