Bhakta Ramadasu

News: An 11-foot bronze statue of Bhakta Ramadasu, will be unveiled at his birthplace Nelakondapalli in Telangana, on the occasion of his 387th birth anniversary on January 29.

Facts:

Bhakta Ramadasu

  • He was a 17th-century Indian devotee of Lord Rama and a composer of Carnatic music.
  • His devotional lyrics to Rama are famous in South Indian classical music as Ramadaasu Keertanalu.