Kanakadasa jayanthi holiday

Kanakadasa Jayanthi is a festival cerebrated by people of Karnataka in general and Kuruba Gowda community in particular. It is celebrated every year on the birth anniversary of the great poet and saint shri Kanaka Dasa. In tribute to the great saint, the government of Karnataka has declared November 20 as a state holiday. All the government offices, schools and colleges around the state celebrate the birth anniversary of Shri Kanaka Dasa as a tribute to one of the great social reformers of Karnataka. The 519th anniversary was celebrated in 2013.

Kanakadasa jayanthi holiday

Celebrating the birth of the 15th century social reformer and poet, the State has declared a holiday on November 5 in view of ‘Kanakadasa Jayanthi’.

The announcement of celebrating Kanakadasa’s birthday was made in October, 2008. Following the announcement and subsequent orders issued, a government holiday has been declared at schools, colleges and government offices.

R G Nadadur, Principal Secretary, Primary and Secondary Education, said, “Holiday in view of Kanakadas Jayanthi was declared last year and it has been declared in the annual calendar of events for schools.”