Kanaka (given name)

Last updated April 13, 2019

Kanaka is an Indian given name. The Sanskrit word kanaka has the primary meaning "gold".^[1] Notable persons with the name include:

Sanskrit is a language of ancient India with a history going back about 3,500 years. It is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and the predominant language of most works of Hindu philosophy as well as some of the principal texts of Buddhism and Jainism. Sanskrit, in its variants and numerous dialects, was the lingua franca of ancient and medieval India. In the early 1st millennium CE, along with Buddhism and Hinduism, Sanskrit migrated to Southeast Asia, parts of East Asia and Central Asia, emerging as a language of high culture and of local ruling elites in these regions.

Kanaka (actress) (born 1973), South Indian film actress
Kanaka Dasa (1509 – 1609), Kannada-language poet, philosopher, musician and composer
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Kanaka Herath, Shri Lankan politician
Kanaka Srinivasan, Indian classical dancer
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Kanaka Mahalakshmi, mononymously known as Kanaka, is a South Indian American film actress active during late 80's till mid 90's. She is the daughter of yesteryear actress Devika and grand daughter of Telugu cinema doyen and pioneer Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu

Kanaka Dasa (ಕನಕದಾಸ) was a poet, philosopher, musician and composer from modern Karnataka. He is known for his Keertanas and Ugabhoga, compositions in the Kannada language for Carnatic music. Like other Haridasas, he used simple Kannada language and native metrical forms for his compositions.

Kanaka Ha Ma is a noted Kannada poet and columnist. She has also been active as a Theatre actor and a freelance journalist for Kannada publications.

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References

↑ Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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[1] Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press.