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Banamali Dasa | |
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| Native name | ବନମାଳୀ ଦାସ |
| Born | Banamali Pattanayaka |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Odia |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Genre | Odissi music |
Banamali Dasa (Odia: ବନମାଳୀ ଦାସ, romanized: Banamāḷi Dāsa, Odia: [bɔnɔmaːl̪i d̪aːsɔ] ; 1720–1793) is an Indian medieval Odia bhakta-poet & 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.
- ^ "A musical treat". New Indian Express. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Parhi, Dr. Kirtan Narayan (2017). The Classicality of Orissi Music. India: Maxcurious Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 383. ISBN 9788193215128.
- ^ Janaki Ballabha Mohanty (1 January 1993). Banamali Das. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-449-0.
- ^ Ayyappappanikkar (1 January 1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 412. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.