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12/11/22 10:53 AM IST

PM Modi Pays Floral Tributes To Poets Sri Kanaka Dasa And Maharshi Valmiki

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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the statues of saint poet Sri Kanaka Dasa and Maharshi Valmiki at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru.
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  • Kanaka Dasa (1509–1609) was a Haridasa saint and philosopher, who was a renowned Carnatic music composer, poet, reformer and musician.
  • Maharshi Valmiki is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. He is revered as Adi Kavi – the first poet, and author of Ramayana (the first epic poem).
  • Abul Kalam Azad (1888 – 1958) was an Indian independence activist and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Following India’s independence, he became the first Minister of Education in the Indian government and for his contribution to establishing the foundation of Indian education, his birthday is celebrated as National Education Day across India.
  • Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (1888-1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician best known for his presidency of the Indian National Congress during the 1947 power transfer.
Source- PIB 

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