Kaka Nayaka was the legendary leader of the forest dwelling
Jenu Kuruba people, after whom the present-day
Kakanakote forest is named.
Kaka Nayaka's life has been dramatised as a play by
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar (6 June 1891 – 6 June 1986) was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conferred in India. He was popularly re ...
and also made into a movie, titled ''Kakana Kote''.
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History of Karnataka
Indian legends