Madara Chennaiah
Madara Chennaiah was an 11th-century Kannada vachana poet and saint who was a cobbler by profession. He is widely regarded as the first Dalit writer in India who lived in the reign of Western Chalukyas.
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Madara Chennaiah was an 11th-century Kannada vachana poet and saint who was a cobbler by profession. He is widely regarded as the first Dalit writer in India who lived in the reign of Western Chalukyas.