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.

For the Indian scultptor, see Jakanachari.

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.{{cite web}}: 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.