Short Biography, Paragraph, Essay on “Mahadamba” Short Essay for Class 10, Class 12 and Graduate Classes

Mahadamba

Mahadamba, 13th cent., Marathi poet. Probably the earliest of the Marathi woman writers, she flourished during the times of the Yadava king, Mahadeo of Devagiri, who made her a grant of five villages. She was the grand-daughter of Vamanacharya who acted as the priest to the ruling family, and was widowed at an early age. A follower of Chakravadl asa, the founder of the Mahanubhava cult, she has written many celebrated poems in Marathi on the life and loves of Krishna, including Dhavale songs (lullabies).

 

 

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