Gangadevi

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. She was wife of Kumara Kampana, the son of the Vijayanagara king Bukka Raya I (c. 1360s-1370s).^[1]

Gangadevi chronicled the story of the victory of her husband over the Muslims in Madurai in the form of a poem.^[2] The title of the nine chapter poem was 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, and then 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]

She is believed to be a Telugu princess. At the beginning of Madhura Vijayam, Gangadevi eulogizes several Sanskrit poets of the Telugu-speaking region, and particularly admires Tikkaya (identified with Tikkana, the author of Andhra Mahabharatam). This is considered to be a strong evidence of her Telugu ancestry.^[5]

References[]

^ William J. Jackson (3 March 2016). Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature. Taylor & Francis. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-1-317-00192-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Basu, Soma (8 February 2012). "A poetic princess". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ 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
^ Devi, Ganga (1924). Sastri, G Harihara; Sastri, V Srinivasa (eds.). Madhura Vijaya (or Virakamparaya Charita): An Historical Kavya. Trivandrum, British India: Sridhara Power Press. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ B. S. Chandrababu; L. Thilagavathi (2009). Woman, Her History and Her Struggle for Emancipation. Bharathi Puthakalayam. p. 230. ISBN 978-81-89909-97-0.

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[1] William J. Jackson (3 March 2016). Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature. Taylor & Francis. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-1-317-00192-8.

[Basu_2012-2] Basu, Soma (8 February 2012). "A poetic princess". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[ganga-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

[MaduraVijayamPDF-4] Devi, Ganga (1924). Sastri, G Harihara; Sastri, V Srinivasa (eds.). Madhura Vijaya (or Virakamparaya Charita): An Historical Kavya. Trivandrum, British India: Sridhara Power Press. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[5] B. S. Chandrababu; L. Thilagavathi (2009). Woman, Her History and Her Struggle for Emancipation. Bharathi Puthakalayam. p. 230. ISBN 978-81-89909-97-0.

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