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The Influence of the Gita Govinda

Nearly eight centuries have gone by, and Jayadeva’s epic love song is still sung across the country and enjoyed by all poetry lovers. It continues to inspire and influence countless literary, musical, artistic and choreographic works in India and abroad. Jayadeva called his poem Gita Govinda or the Song of the Cowherd.

An Immortal Song of Love

Eight-hundred years ago, a wandering poet in the eastern parts of India composed a devotional song in Sanskrit about...

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