15-11-1931
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22-10-2013
कीर्तनाग्रेसर म्हळेले नांवान ख्यात जालालो भद्रगिरि आच्युतदास हरिकथाकार जावनशीलो. ते उडुपी जिल्याचे भद्रगिरींत वेंकटरमण पै आनी रुक्मिणीयम्माले पूत जावन 15-11-1931 इसवेंत जल्मले. कीर्तन क्षेत्रांत सतत 50 वरस हरिकथा केलेले ख्याती ताका पावता. ताणे समग्र कर्नाटक, दक्षीण भारत आनी उत्तर भारतांत संचार करून, सेना शिबिर, अनाथाश्रम, देवळ, विश्वविद्यानिलय, जैल, प्राथमीक शाळांत हरिकथा सादर केल्या. ताणे फक्त प्राथमीक शिक्षण घेतलां (3 क्लास).
वृत्ती जीवन
अच्युतदासाक हरिकथेचे आरंभार चिदंबर दीक्षितालें कंठाभरण आनी प्रभाकर शास्त्रीलें पद्य रत्नाकर मार्गदर्श्क जालें. 1953 इसवींत सुधिंद्र तीर्थ स्वामेले मार्गदर्षनार कोटेश्वरांत हरिकथा केलें. स्वामेनी चूक आशीले सांगून तिद्वुन हरिकथा सांगचे एक शस्त्रोक्त कला म्हाळालो विचार दिलो. 1956 इसवींत सुधींद्र तीर्थ स्वमीलें उडुपि चातुर्मास कालार महाभारत विषयार हरिकथा केलें. त्या वेळार स्वामेनी ताका “मूलनारायण” अंकित नाम आनी “कीर्तनाग्रेसर” म्हळेले बिरुदु प्रधान केले. रामायण, महाभारत, भागवत, पुराणांतली काणियो, दासालें, संतालें, शिवशरणालें, कवी आनी आळ्वारालें जीवन चरितांचेर हरिकथा करतालो. हरिकथे मध्ये उपकथा, हास्य प्रसंग, पद्य, वचन इत्यादी सांगून, लोकांक तागेले हरिकथेक आकर्शीत करतालो. बेंगळुराचे मल्लेश्वरम राममंदिरांत सतत 8 महिने कीर्तन केलां. ताणे मूलनारायण म्हळेले अंकित नामान कन्नड, कोंकणी, मराठी आनी तुळु भाशेंत साभार कीर्तना रचन केलां. ताणे रचन केलेले इतर साहित्य कृती – परिवर्तन (कोंकणी नाटक), हरिकथा पूर्वरंग, गीतार्थ चिंतन, हरिकथामृतसिंधु भाग1 आनी 2, रामायण, भागवत, हरिकथेगळु, नीतिकथेगळु प्रमुख जावनसात. ताणे दासबंधु म्हळेले मासीक पत्रिका आरंभ केलें. 1965 इसवींत ताणे अखील भारत कीर्तन सम्मेळन मैसूर रायाले अध्यक्षपणांत मांडोवन हाडलां. ताणे “कर्नाटक कीर्तनकला परिषत” स्थापन करून हरिकथा कलाकारांक माशासन मेळचे व्यवस्था केलां.
मान सम्मान
हरिकथा क्षेत्रांत देणिगेक अच्युतदासाक साभर प्रशस्ती बिरुदु लाभलां. त्या पयकी कर्नाटक राज्य प्रशस्ती (1977), विश्वकोंकणी सम्मेळन (1995), कर्नाटक संगीत नृत्य अकाडेमी प्रशस्ती(1990), हंपी कन्नड विश्वविद्यानिलयाचे “नाडॊज” प्रशस्ती, कर्नाटक सरकाराचे कनक-पुरंदर प्रशस्ती लाभलां. काशी मठाधीशानी कीर्तनाग्रेसर, गोकर्ण पर्थगाळी मठाधीशानी कीर्तनाचार्य, कैवल्य मठाधीशानी कीर्तन रत्न बिरुदु दीवन गौरव केलां. पेजावर मठाधीशानी कृष्णानुग्रह आनी अदमार मठाधीशानी हरिदास कुलभूषण बिरुदु दिला.
Kirtanagresar Bhadragiri Achyutdas was a famous Harikatha performer from Bhadragiri, a village near Udupi, Karnataka. He was born on 15-11-1931 to Bhadragiri Venkataramana pai And Rukminiyamma couple. He has performed harikatha for about 50 years and his name lies top in the field of Harikatha culture. He has rendered harikatha in Schools, Universities, Temples, jail, soldier’s camp, orphanages of all over the India. He persued only primary education.
Career
In the initial stages of Harikatha, Achyutdas refered the book Kirtan Kanthabharan by Chidambar Dixit and Padya Ratnakar by Prabhakara Shastry. In 1953, he rendered harikatha at Koteshwar in front of Sri Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji of Kashi Math Sansthan. Swamiji guided him with the correction wherever necessary. In 1956, again in Udupi, he got a chance to perform in front of Sri Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji. He rendered his harikatha on Mahabharatha. Swamiji honoured him with Title “Kirtanagresar” and graced him a pen name ‘Moola Narayana’. He has performed harikatha on stories based on Ramayan, Mahabharata, Bhagavat, moral stories, and the biographies of dasas, santas, shivasharanas and Alvaras. He had a talent to attract people towards harikatha by adding jokes, singing kirtanas, sub stories in simple language to understand. He has performed harikatha continuously for 9 months at Ram Mandir, Honnavar, on Mahabharath and 8 months in Bangalore. He has written kirtanas in Konkani, Kannada, Marathi and Tulu with the pen name Moola Narayana. He has penned some books including Parivartan (Konkani drama), Harikatha Poorvaranga, Geetaartha chintan, Harikathamruta Sindhu Volume 1 & 2, Ramayan, Bhagavat, Harikatha, Moral stories. He has published monthly magazine “Dasbandhu”. He has organised Akhila Karnataka Kirtankarara Sammelan in presidentship of Jayachamarajendra Wadeyar, King of Mysore State.
Honour
Achyutdas was honoured with many awards and titles including Karnataka State Award(1977), Vishwa Konkani Sammelan (1995), Karnataka Sahitya Academy (1996), Karnataka Sangeeta Nrutya Academy (1990) Nadoja Award from Hampi Kannada University. Kanaka-Purandara Award from Karnataka Government. Titles Keertanacharya from Gokarna Parthagali Mathadheesh, Keertana Ratna from Kaivalaya Mathadheesh, Krishnanugraha by Pejawar Mathadeesh, Haridasa Kulabhushana by Adamar Mathadheesh, Keertan Samarat from G.S.B. Samaj, Mumbai.
