The following are but a few of the poems that are quite well known to people familiar with Kannada literature: Kagga is very popular in Kannada literature, and most native Kannada speakers are familiar with at least a few of the poems from this important work. The message of many of the verses from Kagga is "samatwa". Thus, Kagga advises us to follow the middle path while extending one hand towards the Ultimate Truth and the other hand to the phenomenal world. Kagga explores deeper questions of life, contemplates on the meaning of the Ultimate Truth (reality) and advises us to lead a balanced life in this complex and ever-changing world. The poet politely that if the word Mankuthimma is crude and below standard it can be substituted by either Venka or Kanka or Shankararya as they please. Though the author calls it an 'a foggy fools farrago', it is a book giving expression to a noble personality's rich experiences. Kagga poems are profound as well as poetic. Some of these poems are written in old Kannada. Kagga is a collection of 945 poems, each being four lines in length. The title of the work can be translated as "Dull Thimma's Rigmarole". It is widely regarded as a masterpiece of Kannada literature and is referred to as the Bhagavad Gita in Kannada. Gundappa and published in 1943, is one of the best known of the major literary works in Kannada.
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