Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.5.12 Telugu language and classical literature

3.5.12.8 Saint poets and satakas: Annamacharya, Vemana and Ramadasu

Alongside court poetry, Telugu had a people's tradition of devotional songs and moral verse: Annamacharya's songs to Venkateswara, Kshetrayya's padams, Ramadasu's songs to Rama of Bhadrachalam, and Vemana's sharp satakas.

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Key terms

  • Tallapaka Annamacharya
  • Annamayya
  • Padakavita Pitamaha
  • sankeertana
  • 32000 keertanas
  • Annamacharya Charitramu
  • Tallapaka Chinnanna
  • copper plates
  • Tirumala
  • Venkateswara
  • Saluva Narasimha
  • Vemana
  • ataveladi
  • Viswadabhirama Vinura Vema
  • C.P. Brown
  • Kancherla Gopanna
  • Bhakta Ramadasu
  • Bhadrachalam
  • Tana Shah
  • Akkanna Madanna
  • Dasarathi Satakamu
  • Kshetrayya
  • Muvva Gopala
  • padam
  • sataka
  • makutam
  • Sumati Satakam
  • Kalahastiswara Satakamu
  • Tyagaraja

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