Rajaraja Narendra
2022 AUG 18
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Why in news?
- Seven gold coins belonging to the period of Raja Raja Narendra were preserved at Rallabandi Subba Rao Archaeological Museum
About Rajaraja Narendra:
- Rajaraja Narendra (1019 – 1061 AD) was the Eastern Chalukya king of the Vengi kingdom in South India.
- He established the city Rajahmahendravaram (Rajahmundry) on the banks of the Godavari during his reign.
- Rajaraja Narendra asked his court poet Nannayya to transcreate Mahabharata into the Telugu language to make it more comprehensible to the Telugus in his kingdom.
- Nannayya could do so for three parvas. This was followed by the efforts of two other poets — Tikkanna and Yerrapragada – who completed the whole exercise to transcreate the greatest epic into Telugu.
Add ons:
- Of the seven gold coins, one contains the image of ‘Varaha’ (boar), an official symbol of the Eastern Chalukyas.
- It also contains some text in early Telugu script.
PRACTICE QUESTION:
Consider the following statements:
1. Nannayya Bhattaraka, author of the first Andhra mahabharatam was a court poet of Rajaraja Narendra.
2. Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagara empire claimed descent from Rajaraja Narendra.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer