Banamali Dasa

Banamali Dasa (Odia: ବନମାଳୀ ଦାସ; 1720–1793) is an Indian medieval Odia bhakta-poet from the state of Odisha. "Dinabandhu daitari",[1] "Kede chanda jane lo sahi" and "Manima he etiki maguni mora" are some of his notable writings that are used in Odissi. His songs are popularly sung in festivals, public gatherings and in Odissi dance. Banamali's compositions (especially chaupadis and jananas) are set to traditional Odissi ragas and talas & are extremely popular in the Odissi music repertoire. He is considered as the foremost poet of the medieval Odia bhakti-literature[2] Started with writing rustic Erotic Poetry, he later began to compose "bhakti"-poetry which gained larger acceptance and popularity among the other contemporary poets of his time.[3] Typically, his poems are eyewitness accounts, and their simple, fervent language is much appreciated.

Banamali Dasa
An artistic recreation of Banamali Dasa.
Native name
ବନମାଳୀ ଦାସ
BornBanamali Pattanayaka
OccupationPoet
LanguageOdia
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
GenreOdissi music

Early life
Oṛiśī Sangīta
Odissi music
Mahāprabhu Jagannātha
Composers
Shāstras
  • Sangītasāra
  • Gītaprakāśa
  • Sangītanārāyana
  • Sangītamuktābaḷī
  • Sangītakaḷpalatikā
  • Sangītārṇavachandrikā
  • Sangītakaumudī
Compositions
Instruments
  • Musicians
  • Glossary

As Dasa's birth and death are unrecorded various researchers speculate various years. In a research publication, researcher Janaki Ballabh Mohanty has cited his birth year around 1720-30 and death year as unknown whereas in other publications has his birth year as 1720 and death year as 1793.[2]

That he was born in a Karana family is proved by one of his earlier poems where he explicitly mentions his surname Pattanayaka, used by the karanas (scribes) of ancient Odisha. The surname is in use till now.

He spent most of his life in Puri.

Selected works

Poetry
  • "Dinabandhu daitari"
  • "Manima he eitiki maguni mora"
  • "Kede chanda jane lo sahi"
  • "Dukhanasana he sukha na paili dine"
  • "Jaya Jagannatha he Jasoda kumara"
  • "Ke Murali Bajauchhi Brundabane Go"

References
  1. "A musical treat". New Indian Express. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. Janaki Ballabha Mohanty (1 January 1993). Banamali Das. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-449-0.
  3. Ayyappappanikkar (1 January 1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 412–. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.