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Poet (11th century)

Madara Chennaiah, an 11th-century CE Kannada great vachana poet and saint, belonged to the Chambhar (Chamar) caste. He is widely regarded as the first Vachanakara in India who lived in the reign of Western Chalukyas.

Madara Chennaiah

Further reading

  • Satyanarayana, K & Tharu, Susie (2011) No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writing from South Asia, Dossier 1: Tamil and Malayalam, New Delhi: Penguin Books.
  • Satyanarayana, K & Tharu, Susie (2013) From those Stubs Steel Nibs are Sprouting: New Dalit Writing from South Asia, Dossier 2: Kannada and Telugu, New Delhi: HarperCollins India.

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  1. Mandavkar, Pavan (April 2015). "Indian Dalit Literature: Quest for Identity to Social Equality". Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews (HSSR). 3 (2).
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