Q100
History of IndiaEarly Medieval India: Palas, Rajputs & the South
Who wrote the book 'Amuktamalyada'?
- a.Madhabacharya
- b.Ramanuj
- c.Krishnadevaraya
- d.Maladhar Basu
Answer: (C) Krishnadevaraya
Amuktamalyada is a Telugu poem by Krishnadevaraya (1509–29) of the Tuluva dynasty of Vijayanagara; it tells the story of the Tamil saint Andal (Goda Devi) and also sets out his ideas on statecraft. He also wrote the Sanskrit play Jambavati Kalyanam, was called "Andhra Bhoja", and his court had the Ashtadiggajas, eight Telugu poets led by Allasani Peddana. Madhvacharya founded the Dvaita school, Ramanuja the Vishishtadvaita school (Sri Bhashya), and Maladhar Basu wrote the Bengali Sri Krishna Vijaya, for which Sultan Barbak Shah gave him the title Gunaraj Khan.