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Kumara Vyasa
Indian poet · Writers · Lived 1419 to 1446 · aged 27
Narayanappa, known by his pen name Kumara Vyasa, was an influential and classical poet of early 15th century in the Kannada language. His pen name is a tribute to his magnum opus, a rendering of the Mahabharata in Kannada. Kumara Vyasa literally means "Junior Vyasa" or "Son of Vyasa".
Kumara Vyasa is read about 20 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 16 June 2026
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Gada Parva (lit, "Battle of the clubs") section of Kumaravyasa's epic Mahabharata in Kannada dated to c.1425-1450
Parts of the Kannada epics-Kumaravyasa's Mahabharata and Lakshmisha's Jaimini Bharata
Kumaravyasa Stambha ("Kumaravyasa's Pillar") in the large mantapa of the Veeranarayana temple in Gadag, where Kumara Vyasa is known to have written his epic, the Kumaravyasa BharataAbout this person
He was the contemporary and archrival of the famous Veerashaiva poet laureate Chamarasa who wrote the seminal work Prabhulingaleele covering the lives of Allama Prabhu and other Shiva Sharanas, circa 1435. Both poets worked in the court of Deva Raya II.
