Vemulawada Bheemakavi

Vemulawada Bheemakavi
Native name
Born1068 (11th century) or (12th-13th centuries)
Vemulawada, Rajanna Siricilla district
DiedIndia
Pen nameBheemakavi
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
GenrePoet

Vemulawada Bhima[1][2][3][4] alias 'Vemulawada Bheemakavi' was a hugely popular Telugu poet (11th century AD) for his style of poetry and is considered to be a demi-god for his powers.[citation needed]

The poet's life was mentioned in the first of its kind, 1829 AD 's work- 'Biographical Sketches of Dekkan Poets'[1] - by Cavelly Venkata Ramaswamie.

The same poet was referred as Vemulawada, Vemulaada, Lemulawada, and Lemulaada Bheema kavi.

  1. ^ a b Cavelly, Venkata Ramaswamie (1829). Biographical Sketches of Dekkan Poets. Calcutta: Literary and Antiquarian Department. p. 114.
  2. ^ Veturi Prabhakara Sastry (1918). Prabanda Ratnavali. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam. pp. 28–35.
  3. ^ Gadiyaram, Ramakrishna sarma (1982). Simhasana Dwatrinshika. Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy. p. 73.
  4. ^ Suravaramu, Prathapa Reddy (1934). Golakonda Kavula Sanchika. p. 404.