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haridasa movement short notes​

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The Haridasa  (literally meaning "servants of Lord Hari") denotes a devotional movement that marked a turning point in the cultural history of India. Over a span of nearly six centuries, especially between the thirteen century and fourteenth century C.E., Haridasa saints and mystics impacted the culture, philosophy, music, and art of Karnataka and the rest of South India. Some Haridasa saints wandered as bards, singing stories to convey their message. In that endeavor, they gave birth to Kannada literature and Carnatic music. They sought to use the language of the people to spread the ideas of bhakti through songs, literature, art, and philosophy. Incidentally, they conveyed other grand Hindu concepts to the common people, including consciousness (jnana), ethics, and the fundamentals of Hinduism. Their work created a renaissance of Hindu culture during the same time as the Renaissance in Europe, a renaissance that had a profound impact on Indian civilization in Southern India.

The founders of the Haridasa movement shared a common goal. They sought to teach the Hindu doctrine of bhakti (Hari bhakti) to the common people, to all people. Their campaign to spread Hinduism through Hari bhakti during the thirteenth through seventeenth centuries, the time of the Vijayanagara Empire, provided tremendous dividends for the Indian people. Hindu philosophers like Sripadaraya, Vyasathirtha, Vadirajatirtha, Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa played a leading role in propagating Haridasa using the Kannada language. That elevated the use of the Kannada language.