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The literary works of various progressive writers, including Girish Karnad, P. Lankesh, Devanur Mahadeva, Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy, and Nagesh Hegde, among others, will make a re-entry into Kannada language textbooks from the 2024-25 academic year in Karnataka.
The Textbooks Revision Committee, headed by Prof. Manjunatha G. Hegde, which has submitted its report to the government, has also recommended reintroducing lessons on radical reformers such as Savitribai Phule and Periyar.
Savitribai Phule
Savitribai Phule was one of the first female teachers in India, a social reformer, and poet.
Along with her husband, Jyotiba Phule in Maharashtra, she played a vital role in improving women's rights in India.
She is considered to be the pioneer of India's feminist movement.
Kanaka Dasa
Kanaka Dasa was a Haridasa saint and philosopher of Dvaita Vedanta, also known as Daasashreshta Kanakadasa from present-day Karnataka, India.
He was a follower of Madhvacharya's Dvaita philosophy and a disciple of Vyasatirtha.
He was a composer of Carnatic music, poet, reformer and musician.
Purandara Dasa
Srinivasa Nayaka, also popularly known as Purandara Dasa was a composer, singer.
He was a Haridasa philosopher from present-day Karnataka.
He was a follower of Madhvacharya's Dvaita philosophy.
He was one of the chief founding proponents of Carnatic music.
Shishunala Sharif
Santha Shishunala Sharifa was an Indian social reformer, philosopher and poet.
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