Gangadevi
Illustration — Madura Vijayam 1924 Edition Gangadevi, also known as Gangambika, was a 14th-century princess and Sanskrit-language poet of the Vijayanagara Empire of present-day India.
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Gangadevi
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- Nationality
- Vijayanagara Empire
- Occupation
- poet · writer · courtier · rider · warrior
- Known for
- Madura Vijayam
- Languages
- Sanskrit
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Illustration — Madura Vijayam 1924 Edition Gangadevi, also known as Gangambika, was a 14th-century princess and Sanskrit-language poet of the Vijayanagara Empire of present-day India.
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Gangadevi was the wife of Veerakamparaya, son of the Vijayanagara monarch Bukka Raya I (c. 1360s-1370s). Gangadevi chronicled the story of her husband's victory over the Turko-Persian Muslims of the Madurai Sultanate in the form of this poem, which contains nine chapters and was named Madhura Vijayam, also known as Veerakamparaya Charitram. After the discovery of the documents, a Tamil version was published by Sri Krishnamacharya of Srirangam. Annamalai University published an English translation in 1950. In addition to writing, she also fought in battle with her husband and inspired other women.
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Gangadevi is a key inspiration for Pampa Kampana, the protagonist of Salman Rushdie's novel Victory City.
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- 1.William J. Jackson. Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature. Taylor & Francis. 97–. 3 March 2016. 978-1-317-00192-8.
- 2.Basu, Soma. A poetic princess. The Hindu. February 8, 2012.
- 3.Suryanath U. Kamath, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041 p162
- 4.Devi, Ganga. Madhura Vijaya (or Virakamparaya Charita): An Historical Kavya. Sridhara Power Press. 1924.
- 5.Salman Rushdie's new novel is an ode to storytelling and freedom. The Economist. 0013-0613.
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