Addanki Gangadhara Kavi

Addanki Gangadhara Kavi was a Telugu language poet and writer of a 16th century, from Hyderabad, India. He was the court poet of Qutb Shahi Sultan Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali of Golconda for whom Addanki dedicated his work Tapathi Samvaranopaakhyaana-(1565 A.D) and honored the Sultan with the title Malki BhaRama.[1][2]

Tapathi Samvaranopaakhyaana-(1565 A.D) are long poems which praises the characters of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali as a king, it describes the Ibrahim’s political and social aspects, a commentary of Ibrahim’s campaigns of Rajahmundry, Srikakulam and Orissa, with miniature pictures of Qutb Shahi Sultan's court.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "Deccani Culture Showcased at Fete". The New Indian Express. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ Latif, Bilkees I (2010). Forgotten. Penguin Books. p. 58. ISBN 9789352141487. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ Hasan, Mohibbul (2018). Historians Of Medieval India (PDF). Meenakshi Prakashan. pp. 95–96. ISBN 9789350025369. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Qutb Shahi rulers patronage for Telugu". The New Indian Express. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2021.