The 536th birth anniversary of saint Kanakadas was celebrated on Thursday and tributes were paid to him by recalling his quest for an egalitarian society.
The district in charge minister H.C. Mahadevappa inaugurated the celebrations and was joined by other elected representatives who made floral offerings to the portrait of the saint.
Mr. Mahadevappa said that the saint and poet Kanakadasa strived to establish an egalitarian society devoid of caste discrimination and preached the oneness of humanity. He was among the foremost in Kannada literature who strove for an end to social inequality and discrimination in society, Mr. Mahadevappa said.
