Poetry of India 36/100: B.K.S. Iyengar? No, B.K.S. Iyengar is a yogi. Instead: Kuvempu’s ‘Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate’
Part 36 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry. Kuvempu’s Kannada poem “Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate,” adopted as Karnataka’s state anthem, imagines the land as a mother and celebrates Kannada identity within a wider Indian belonging. Its importance lies in the way it connects regional pride with a larger civic imagination. This essay explores the central metaphors and val…
