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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. She was wife of [[Kumara Kampana]], the son of the Vijayanagara king [[Bukka Raya I]] (c. 1360s-1370s).<ref>{{cite book \|author=William J. Jackson \|title=Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNiqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT97 \|date=3 March 2016 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis \|isbn=978-1-317-00192-8 \|pages=97–}}</ref>		'''Gangadevi''', also known as '''Gangambika''', was a 14th-century princess and [[Sanskrit]]-language [[poet]] of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] of present-day India.

	Gangadevi ~~chronicled~~ the ~~story~~ of ~~the victory of her husband over the~~ [[~~Muslims~~]] in [[~~Madurai~~]] ~~in the form of a poem~~.<ref ~~name="Basu 2012"~~>{{cite ~~news~~ \|~~last1~~=~~Basu \|first1=Soma~~ \|title=~~A poetic princess~~ \|url=https://~~www~~.~~thehindu~~.com/features/metroplus/a-poetic-princess/article2871955.ece \|access-date=11 July 2021 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=February 8, 2012}}</ref> The title of the nine chapter poem was ''[[Madura Vijayam\|Madhura Vijayam]]'', also known as ''Veerakamparaya Charitram''.<ref name="Basu 2012"/><ref name="ganga">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</ref><ref name~~=~~"MaduraVijayamPDF">{{cite book\|last1~~=~~Devi\|first1=Ganga\|title=Madhura Vijaya (or Virakamparaya Charita): An Historical Kavya~~\|date=~~1924~~\|publisher=~~Sridhara Power Press~~\|~~location~~=~~Trivandrum, British India\|editor1~~-~~last=Sastri\|editor1~~-~~first=G Harihara\|editor2~~-~~last=Sastri\|editor2~~-~~first=V Srinivasa\|url=https://archive.org/details/madhura_vijaya~~\|~~accessdate~~=~~21 June 2016~~}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Basu 2012" /> In addition to writing, she also fought in battle with her husband and inspired other women.<ref name="Basu 2012" />		==Life and work==
			Gangadevi was the wife of [[Kumara Kampana\|Veerakamparaya]], son of the Vijayanagara monarch [[Bukka Raya I]] (c. 1360s-1370s).<ref>{{cite book \|author=William J. Jackson \|title=Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNiqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT97 \|date=3 March 2016 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis \|isbn=978-1-317-00192-8 \|pages=97–}}</ref>

	~~She is believed to be a Telugu princess. At~~ the ~~beginning~~ of '~~'Madhura Vijayam'', Gangadevi eulogizes several Sanskrit poets~~ of the [[~~Telugu language\|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.~~<ref>{{cite book \|~~author1~~=~~B. S. Chandrababu~~ \|~~author2~~=~~L. Thilagavathi~~ \|title=~~Woman~~, ~~Her History and Her Struggle for Emancipation~~ \|url=https://~~books~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~books?id~~=~~NZmyUpHdPWYC&pg~~=~~PA230~~ \|~~year~~=~~2009~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~Bharathi Puthakalayam~~ \|~~isbn~~=~~978~~-81-~~89909~~-97-0 \|~~pages~~=~~230~~ }}</ref>		Gangadevi chronicled the story of her husband's victory over the [[Turko-Persian]] [[Muslims]] of the [[Madurai Sultanate]] in the form of this poem,<ref name="Basu 2012">{{cite news \|last1=Basu \|first1=Soma \|title=A poetic princess \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-poetic-princess/article2871955.ece \|access-date=11 July 2021 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=February 8, 2012}}</ref> which contains nine chapters and was named ''[[Madura Vijayam\|Madhura Vijayam]]'', also known as ''Veerakamparaya Charitram''.<ref name="Basu 2012"/><ref name="ganga">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</ref><ref name="MaduraVijayamPDF">{{cite book\|last1=Devi\|first1=Ganga\|title=Madhura Vijaya (or Virakamparaya Charita): An Historical Kavya\|date=1924\|publisher=Sridhara Power Press\|location=Trivandrum, British India\|editor1-last=Sastri\|editor1-first=G Harihara\|editor2-last=Sastri\|editor2-first=V Srinivasa\|url=https://archive.org/details/madhura_vijaya\|accessdate=21 June 2016}}</ref> After the discovery of the documents, a Tamil version was published by Sri Krishnamacharya of Srirangam. [[Annamalai University]] published an English translation in 1950.<ref name="Basu 2012" /> In addition to writing, she also fought in battle with her husband and inspired other women.<ref name="Basu 2012" />

			==Influence==

			Gangadevi is a key inspiration for Pampa Kampana, the protagonist of [[Salman Rushdie]]'s novel ''[[Victory City]]''.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Salman Rushdie's new novel is an ode to storytelling and freedom \|newspaper=The Economist \|url=https://www.economist.com/culture/2023/02/08/salman-rushdies-new-novel-is-an-ode-to-storytelling-and-freedom \|access-date=2023-02-11 \|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>

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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. She was wife of [[Kumara Kampana]], the son of the Vijayanagara king [[Bukka Raya I]] (c. 1360s-1370s).<ref>{{cite book \|author=William J. Jackson \|title=Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNiqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT97 \|date=3 March 2016 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis \|isbn=978-1-317-00192-8 \|pages=97–}}</ref>		'''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).<ref>{{cite book \|author=William J. Jackson \|title=Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNiqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT97 \|date=3 March 2016 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis \|isbn=978-1-317-00192-8 \|pages=97–}}</ref>

	Gangadevi chronicled the story of the victory of her husband, over the [[Muslims]] in [[Madurai]] in the form of a poem. The title of the nine chapter poem was ''[[Madura Vijayam\|Madhura Vijayam]]'', also known as ''Veerakamparaya Charitram''.<ref name="ganga">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</ref><ref name="MaduraVijayamPDF">{{cite book\|last1=Devi\|first1=Ganga\|title=Madhura Vijaya (or Virakamparaya Charita): An Historical Kavya\|date=1924\|publisher=Sridhara Power Press\|location=Trivandrum, British India\|editor1-last=Sastri\|editor1-first=G Harihara\|editor2-last=Sastri\|editor2-first=V Srinivasa\|url=https://archive.org/details/madhura_vijaya\|accessdate=21 June 2016}}</ref>		Gangadevi chronicled the story of the victory of her husband over the [[Muslims]] in [[Madurai]] in the form of a poem.<ref name="Basu 2012">{{cite news \|last1=Basu \|first1=Soma \|title=A poetic princess \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-poetic-princess/article2871955.ece \|access-date=11 July 2021 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=February 8, 2012}}</ref> The title of the nine chapter poem was ''[[Madura Vijayam\|Madhura Vijayam]]'', also known as ''Veerakamparaya Charitram''.<ref name="Basu 2012"/><ref name="ganga">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</ref><ref name="MaduraVijayamPDF">{{cite book\|last1=Devi\|first1=Ganga\|title=Madhura Vijaya (or Virakamparaya Charita): An Historical Kavya\|date=1924\|publisher=Sridhara Power Press\|location=Trivandrum, British India\|editor1-last=Sastri\|editor1-first=G Harihara\|editor2-last=Sastri\|editor2-first=V Srinivasa\|url=https://archive.org/details/madhura_vijaya\|accessdate=21 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Basu 2012" /> In addition to writing, she also fought in battle with her husband and inspired other women.<ref name="Basu 2012" />

	She ~~was~~ a Telugu princess. At the beginning of ''Madhura Vijayam'', Gangadevi eulogizes several Sanskrit poets of the [[Telugu language\|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.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=B. S. Chandrababu \|author2=L. Thilagavathi \|title=Woman, Her History and Her Struggle for Emancipation \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZmyUpHdPWYC&pg=PA230 \|year=2009 \|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam \|isbn=978-81-89909-97-0 \|pages=230 }}</ref>		She is believed to be a Telugu princess. At the beginning of ''Madhura Vijayam'', Gangadevi eulogizes several Sanskrit poets of the [[Telugu language\|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.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=B. S. Chandrababu \|author2=L. Thilagavathi \|title=Woman, Her History and Her Struggle for Emancipation \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZmyUpHdPWYC&pg=PA230 \|year=2009 \|publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam \|isbn=978-81-89909-97-0 \|pages=230 }}</ref>

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[[File:Madura Vijayam 1924 Edition.jpg|thumb|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).<ref>{{cite book |author=William J. Jackson |title=Vijayanagara Voices: Exploring South Indian History and Hindu Literature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNiqCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT97 |date=3 March 2016 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-317-00192-8 |pages=97–}}</ref>

Gangadevi chronicled the story of the victory of her husband, over the [[Muslims]] in [[Madurai]] in the form of a poem. The title of the nine chapter poem was ''[[Madura Vijayam|Madhura Vijayam]]'', also known as ''Veerakamparaya Charitram''.<ref name="ganga">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</ref><ref name="MaduraVijayamPDF">{{cite book|last1=Devi|first1=Ganga|title=Madhura Vijaya (or Virakamparaya Charita): An Historical Kavya|date=1924|publisher=Sridhara Power Press|location=Trivandrum, British India|editor1-last=Sastri|editor1-first=G Harihara|editor2-last=Sastri|editor2-first=V Srinivasa|url=https://archive.org/details/madhura_vijaya|accessdate=21 June 2016}}</ref>

She was a Telugu princess. At the beginning of ''Madhura Vijayam'', Gangadevi eulogizes several Sanskrit poets of the [[Telugu language|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.<ref>{{cite book |author1=B. S. Chandrababu |author2=L. Thilagavathi |title=Woman, Her History and Her Struggle for Emancipation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZmyUpHdPWYC&pg=PA230 |year=2009 |publisher=Bharathi Puthakalayam |isbn=978-81-89909-97-0 |pages=230 }}</ref>

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