One can cite numerous such instances to show how deeply embedded are the verses of Kagga within the people’s consciousness. Sometime around 1950, a minister quoted the tidbit, “Annadaaturakinta chinnadaatura teekshna” (the desire for gold is more intense than that for food) – he had forgotten the rest of the poem – and claimed that this was a Vacana of the 16 th century mystic and poet, Sarvajna. The secret of its popularity lies in the fact that it is a honeyed block of years of prolonged contemplation of life and experience. ![]() What made Kagga special and unique is not merely its literary quality. In any language, there are only a handful of works that command this sort of pervasive public response. ![]() The number of people who read it incessantly, read it repeatedly, read at least a few poems in it every day and some who have memorized several of its verses is still significant. Describing Mankutimmana Kagga as a phenomenon in Kannada literature is not an exaggeration given the popularity that it continues to enjoy even after five or six decades of its publication.
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