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Kanaka Dasa (1509–1606) also known as Daasashreshta Kanakadasa (ದಾಸಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕನಕದಾಸ), was a Haridasa saint and philosopher of Dvaita Vedanta, from present-day Karnataka, India. He was a follower of Madhvacharya‘s Dvaita philosophy and a disciple of Vyasatirtha. He was a composer of Carnatic music, poet, reformer and musician.He is known for his keertanas and ugabhoga, and his compositions in the Kannadalanguage for Carnatic music. Like other Haridasas, he used simple Kannada and native metrical forms for his compositions.