Basava Raja
Basava Raja or Basava Bhoopāla (r. 1684–1710) was a chief of the kingdom of Keladi (Ikkeri) in south-west India. He is known as the author of the long and varied Sanskrit poem Śiva Tattva Ratnākara which, among other subjects, discusses Indian music and cookery.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mahābhāratī, Saṅgīt (2011). "Śiva Tattva Ratnākara". Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Online.
- ^ Ayyangar, S. Krishnaswami (1919). Sources of Vijayanagar History. pp. 194–202