Who is Tikkana The Great Telugu Poet, Translator Thikkanna Sanaatan Tales
Who is Tikkana The Great Telugu Poet, Translator Thikkanna Sanaatan Tales
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🚩 Tikkana was a 13th century versatile Telugu literary figure. He was a poet, scholar and translator. That an age in Telugu literature has been named after Tikkana is proof of his greatness as a poet.
🚩 As the pioneering trendsetter of a particular type of poetry, he has been hailed as yugakarta (Yuga – age, Karta – creator). Tikkana was born to Kommana and Annama, into a Telugu speaking Niyogi Brahmin family who belonged to a family of poets and scholars.
🚩 His grandfather, Bhaskara, was a minister in the court of the King of Guntur. Tikkana worked as a minister in the court of Manumasiddhi, the ruler of Nellore kingdom, and soon became the poet-laureate.
🚩 By virtue of his ministerial capabilities and poetic prowess, he was even able to help the King regain his lost kingdom. He performed Soma Yajna, a Vedic ritual, and thereafter was known as Tikkan…
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