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Bhaavageete orBhavageeth (literally 'emotion poetry') is a form ofpoetry andpop music inIndia. Most of the poetry sung in this genre pertain to subjects like love, nature and philosophy, and the genre itself is not much different fromGhazals, though ghazals are bound to a peculiar metre. This genre is quite popular inKarnataka andMaharashtra. This genre may be called by different names in other languages.
Kannada Bhavageete (Kannada:ಭಾವಗೀತೆ) draws from modernKannada poetry.
Notable modern Kannada poets whose works have been set to music includeKuvempu,D. R. Bendre,Gopalakrishna Adiga,K.S. Narasimhaswamy,G.S. Shivarudrappa,K. S. Nissar Ahmed,Raju Ananthaswami.
Marathi Bhavageet (Marathi:भावगीत) draws fromMarathi languagepoetry.
Notable composers/performers/singers includeHridaynath Mangeshkar,Lata Mangeshkar,Asha Bhosle,Sudhir Phadke,Arun Date, andSuman Kalyanpur.
Poets includeSuresh Bhat (who made Marathighazals popular) andShanta Shelke.
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