Most of the authors of a particular vachana can be identified by the style of invocation of god (Basveshvara invokes "Kudala Sangama Deva", while Allama Prabhu invokes "Guheshwara", Akkamadevi invokes "Channa Malli Karjuna") in the vachana. Vachanas usually embody moral and spiritual messages.
To date about 20,000 vachanas are published. Nearly 150 Vachana poets have been identified. The government of Karnataka has published Samagra Vachana Samputa in 15 volumes. Karnataka University Dharwad has published collections of individual vachana poets. The Kannada language belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is the second oldest language currently spoken in India. ... Basaveshvara Basava (also known as Basaveshwara or Basavanna) is known as the founder of the lingayat (Lingayats) religious movement in India. ... Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) was a prominent figure of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement in the 12th Century Karnataka. ...
Vachanas are a form of Kannada poetry and, according to the 20th century scholars, closely linked to the social revolution lead by Basaveshvara, Allama Prabhu and Akka Mahadevi.
Vachana’s journey with Osho began back in 1976 when she and her then husband, Tejas, became interested in the growth moment that was happening in London.
On a final note, Vachana says that there is always space in her house or studio (see Ad-Ventures) for sannyasin friends so if someone wants to come for a while to experience the magic, beauty and silence of this place in the mountains, they are welcome.
Vachanas are aphoristic in form and rhythmic in style and words.
Their Vachanas born out of their respective vocations are full of imagery and liveliness.
With the Vachana movement, Kannada language broke the traditions of court poetry and opened avenues to one and all who aspired to express his/her innersoul.
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