Srinadha kavi biography of rory

15th century Telugu poet

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Srinatha (c. 1355-1360 – 1441) was a well-known 15th-century Telugupoet who popularised the Prabandha style of composition.

Srinadha kavi biography of rory

Biography

Srinatha was born in a Pākanāṭi Niyōgi Telugu Brahmin family of Bharadwaja gotra in Kalapatam village on Gudur Mandal in Krishna district to parents Bhīmāmba and Mārayya in 1355/1360.^[5] His grandfather was Kamalanābhāmātyuḍu who allegedly wrote a Telugu translation of Padma Purana.^[6]

Srinatha was respected as Kavi Sārvabhauma (King among poets) in Telugu, and patronised by many kings.

Srinatha worked as a minister in the court of Pedakomati Vema Reddy of Kondaveedu. He managed to get his king's prestigious knife Nandikanta Pōtarāju Kaṭhāri which was taken away by Lingamanedu ruler of Devarakanda in return for his literary prowess.

Srinatha produced and dedicated a