Kanwa

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Kanwa was an ancient Hindu rishi whom some of the hymns of the Rig Veda are ascribed. He is sometimes included in the list of the seven sages (the saptarishis).

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• A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology & Religion by John Dowson

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