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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. | '''Gangadevi''', also known as '''Gangambika''', was a 14th-century princess and [[Sanskrit]]-language [[poet]] of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]] of present-day India. | ||
Gangadevi | ==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> | |||
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.
Life and work[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Gangadevi is a key inspiration for Pampa Kampana, the protagonist of Salman Rushdie's novel Victory City.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
- ↑ "Salman Rushdie's new novel is an ode to storytelling and freedom". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
