Jakkana

Peram Raju Jakkana is a famous Telugu poet in the early 15th century(1450). He was born to Akkamamba and Annayamathyulu in a Niyogi Brahmin family. He served as a poet in the court of Proudha Devarayalu. His famous work is Vikramarka Charithramu, which he dedicated to Vennelakanti Sidhanamatya, the minister of treasury in the court of Proudha Devarayalu.[1] This work describes the legend of Vikramaditya, the king of Ujjain.

Jakkana is a contemporary of Srinatha and Pothana.

His work Vikramarka Charitramu was published in 1913 by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons, Madras.[2] It was published in 1968 by Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, Hyderabad.[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Jakkana (1913). Vikramarka Charitramu (in Telugu). Chennai: Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. Jakkana (1968). Vikramarka Charitramu (in Telugu). Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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