[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955) › c19.s3.22 # A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c19.s3.22 A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c19.s3.22 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c19.s3.22) A little poem of Kanakadāsa called Rāma-dhānya-caritre exalts rāgi, the grain which above all other grains forms the staple food of a great part of Karnātaka. Kanakadāsa came of the caste of hunters (bēḍa) according to some accounts, and of shepherds (kuruba) according to others. There were many other dāsas besides. - [Previous: c19.s3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c19.s3.21) - [Next: c19.s3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c19.s3.23) - [Up: c19.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c19.s3) ## Linked texts (1) - [Rāmadhānyacaritre](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kannada.haridasa.kanakadasa.ramadhanyacaritre) — Kanakadāsa 1530, Kannada --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c19.s3.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sastri-1955.c19.s3.22) · Pramāṇa