reference to caste in tyAgAraja kIrtanalu
Prasad Chodavarapu (chprasad@hotmail.com)
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 06:57:53 PDT
when you hear "duDuku gaLa nannE dora koDuku brOcurA...", aren't you
surprised at the 'duDuku' of tyAgayya when he says "teliyani naTa viTa
SUdrula vanitalu svavaSamauTa kupadeSiMci, saMtasilli...."? why this
reference to caste here? esp. when he is acknowldeging that his
arrogance stopped him from finding god, how can he be so arrogant as to
look down upon some of his own god's creation?
also, are there any more kIrtanalu where tyAgayya refers to castes?
regards
prasad
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