Kshetrayya

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Kshetrayya was a 17th-century Telugu poet-composer renowned for his devotional and erotic padams dedicated to the god Krishna, which are central to South Indian classical music and dance traditions.

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Kshetrayya canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carnatic music composer ⓘ
composer ⓘ
person ⓘ
poet ⓘ
associatedReligionDeity Krishna ⓘ
associatedWith Carnatic music ⓘ
South Indian classical dance ⓘ
South Indian classical music ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
culturalContext South Indian temple and court culture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Telugu people ⓘ
fieldOfWork Carnatic vocal music ⓘ
Telugu literature ⓘ
floruit 17th century ⓘ
genre devotional poetry ⓘ
erotic poetry ⓘ
padam ⓘ
influenced Bharatanatyam repertoire ⓘ
Kuchipudi repertoire ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Telugu ⓘ
legacy padams remain standard repertoire in Bharatanatyam ⓘ
padams remain standard repertoire in Carnatic concerts ⓘ
padams remain standard repertoire in Kuchipudi ⓘ
literaryForm lyric poetry ⓘ
mainSubject Krishna ⓘ
movement Bhakti movement ⓘ
name Kshetrajna ⓘ
Kshetrayya ⓘ
notableFor Krishna-centered erotic-devotional lyrics ⓘ
composing padams used in classical dance ⓘ
notableWork Telugu padams ⓘ
occupation composer of devotional songs ⓘ
poet ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
style Bhakti rasa (devotional sentiment) ⓘ
Sringara rasa (erotic sentiment) ⓘ
uses Krishna as the central deity in his padams ⓘ
veneratedIn Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
workFocus Nayaka–Nayaki bhava (hero–heroine mood) ⓘ
wroteAbout love between devotee and Krishna ⓘ
union and separation in divine love ⓘ

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Kshetrayya → name → Kshetrayya ⓘ