Gangadevi
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Gangadevi, also known as Gangambika, was a 14th-century princess and Sanskrit-language poet of the Vijayanagara Empire of present-day India.
Life and work
Gangadevi was the wife of Veerakamparaya, son of the Vijayanagara monarch Bukka Raya I (c. 1360s-1370s).[1]
Gangadevi chronicled the story of her husband's victory over the Turko-Persian Muslims of the Madurai Sultanate in the form of this poem,[2] which contains nine chapters and was named Madhura Vijayam, also known as Veerakamparaya Charitram.[2][3][4] After the discovery of the documents, a Tamil version was published by Sri Krishnamacharya of Srirangam. Annamalai University published an English translation in 1950.[2] In addition to writing, she also fought in battle with her husband and inspired other women.[2]
Influence
Gangadevi is a key inspiration for Pampa Kampana, the protagonist of Salman Rushdie's novel Victory City.[5]
References
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- Sanskrit women poets
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- Poets from Karnataka
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- 14th-century Indian women writers
- Indian princesses
- 14th-century Indian poets
- People from the Vijayanagara Empire
- Women from the Vijayanagara Empire
- Vijayanagara poets
- Kannada poets
- Vijayanagara royalty