GK Question

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Purandara Dasa is known as the 'Father of Carnatic Music'.

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Purandara Dasa (1484-1564) is called the 'Father of Carnatic Music' for systematizing music education through graded exercises (sarali varisai, jantai varisai). He composed thousands of devotional songs in Kannada. [[30]]

Topic Art & Culture - Music
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