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Rādhikā-sāntvanam
The ''Rādhikā-sāntvanam'' ('Appeasing Radhka') is a poem composed by the Telugu Language poet and ''devadasi'' Muddupalani (1739–90) concerning the marital relationship of the deity Krishna, his aunt Radha and new wife Ila, and the appeasement of the jealousy of Radha. Date According to Dru Bhattacharya, The precise date of composition is unknown, but we can infer that Muddupalani was at least a young woman when she wrote the work (e.g. 18-24 years of age or circa 1757-1763) and that it was crafted while Maharaja Singh was still presiding over the royal court (ie. 1730-63), we can reasonably assume that the work was mostly likely written sometime between 1757 and 1763. Content The work comprises four sections, between them consisting of five hundred and eighty-four poems, and belonged to the genre of ''śṛṅgāra-kāvya'' or ''śṛṅgāra-prabandham'', 'a genre associated in the history of Telugu literature with the Thanjavur era' whose poems were mostly inventive r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muddupalani
Muddupalani () was a Telugu speaking poet and '' devadasi'' attached to the court of Pratap Singh (1739–63), the Maratha king of Tanjore. Some commentators date her life to 1739-90, and her place of birth as Nagavasram in Thanjavur district. She is noted as a poet and scholar and particularly for her erotic epic ''Rādhikā-sāntvanam'' ("Appeasing Radha"). Life Muddupalani was well versed in Telugu and Sanskrit literature, was an accomplished dancer, and came from a ''devadasi'' family: Muddupalani was the granddaughter of an exceptionally gifted courtesan called Tanjanayaki, who was not only a talented musician but was also adept at the nava rasas. At her soirees, where music and conversation flowed, she entertained learned scholars and aristocrats. But ... she longed to have children. She adopted a boy and a girl, children of Ayyavaya, a man she considered her brother. She raised the young boy, whom she named Muthyalu, to adulthood, and got him married to another t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
