About the book: With more and more youngsters of India adapting to English for their routine activities, many lyrical gems of Indian poets of yester-years in vernacular languages have become obscure or even lost to the new generations. The present book fills in this gap. It presents English version of some of the most popular songs of Sant Purandara Dasa, originally composed in Kannada. Besides explaining devotional and philosophical aspects of these songs, it also analyzes the views of Sant Purandara Dasa on societal mores and his criticism of the social evils of the 15th century India.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M.K.V. Narayan
M.K.V. Narayan (75), a postgraduate in management from XLRI, Jamshedpur, is a retired executive of TATA STEEL (Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd., Jamshedpur). He has held responsible positions in both public and private sector industries in the field of productivity and quality management for over 40 years. He has served as corporate member in leading professional bodies such as IIIE (Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering), ORSI (Operations Research Society of India), and Indian Standards Institution, and held presiding offices. He was awarded the best paper medal at the World Productivity Congress, Bombay in 1973 for his paper published in the IIE Journal. Narayan takes keen interest in studying and writing on Indic culture from the sociological angle. He has published many internet articles and a couple of books. He has deep appreciation for classical music.
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