Social media campaign demands North Karnataka representation in Akka Mahadevi Women’s University vice-chancellor selection ...

What remained was – “ Nothing, none whatsoever”! Akka Mahadevi’s experiences , both spiritual and domestic, poured out in the form of simple stanzas (vachanas) in Kannada. Set in ...

Mukunda Rao’s Sky-Clad presents a highly critical reading of the body through the figure of a spiritual icon of Indian, specifically Hindu, history – Akka Mahadevi. Rao challenges assumptions ...

While Akka Mahadevi and Meera have been placed squarely at the centre of the Bhakti “movement”, Lal Ded is seen by many as a mystic outlier. However, it is undeniable that their lives and ...

THE PLAY ENCAPSULATES AKKA MAHADEVI'S CREATIVITY' “I grew up listening to Akka’s verses. Her work is something that has informed my approach to feminism and life itself in many ways.

"Advaita" the musical journey, celebrates the spiritual path of enlightenment and divine love led by the seven women saint poetesses: Andal (Tamil Nadu), Akka Mahadevi (Karnataka), Janabai ...

The first two, Akka Mahadevi of Karnataka (early 12th century) and Lal Ded of Kashmir (mid-14th century) were like Mira, subject to the super-strict patriarchal rules that dictated everything ...