Banamali Dasa

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

Banamali Dasa (Odia: ବନମାଳୀ ଦାସ, romanized: Banamāḷi Dāsa, Odia: [bɔnɔmaːl̪i d̪aːsɔ] ⓘ; 1720–1793) is an Indian medieval Odia bhakta-poet and composer of Odissi music 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 and are extremely popular in the Odissi music repertoire.[2] He is considered to be the foremost poet of the medieval Odia bhakti-literature.[3] He started by writing rustic devotional Poetry, he later began to compose "bhakti"-poetry which gained larger acceptance and popularity among the other contemporary poets of his time.[4] Typically, his poems are eyewitness accounts, and their simple, fervent language is much appreciated. Banamali Dasa was patronised by Gajapati Birakishore Deva of Bhoi dynasty whom the poet also praised in his writings.[5]

  1. ^ "A musical treat". New Indian Express. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ Parhi, Dr. Kirtan Narayan (2017). The Classicality of Orissi Music. India: Maxcurious Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 383. ISBN 9788193215128.
  3. ^ Janaki Ballabha Mohanty (1 January 1993). Banamali Das. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-449-0.
  4. ^ Ayyappappanikkar (1 January 1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 412. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.
  5. ^ Pani, Subas (2004). Blue Hill, Hymns to Jagannatha: Translations from Oriya & Sanskrit. Rupa & Company. ISBN 978-81-291-0371-0.