Vikata Kavi

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Vikata Kavi is the famed poet and jester of the Vijayanagara court better known as Tenali Ramakrishna, celebrated in Indian folklore for his wit and intelligence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf courtJester
folkloreCharacter
historicalPerson
poet
alsoKnownAs Tenali Rama NERFINISHED
Tenali Ramakrishna NERFINISHED
Tenali Raman NERFINISHED
appearsIn Indian folklore
South Indian folktales
associatedWithEmpire Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme justiceThroughCleverness
mockingHypocrisy
rewardForIntelligence
centuryOfActivity 16th century
country India
court Vijayanagara court
culture Indian
educationalUse moralEducationForChildren
fictionalizationStatus semiLegendary
genre courtPoetry
didacticStories
hasCanonicalNameInFolklore Tenali Raman NERFINISHED
influenced laterIndianHumorLiterature
knownFor cleverProblemSolving
humor
intelligence
wit
languageContext Telugu NERFINISHED
mediumOfTransmission oralTradition
writtenStoryCollections
narrativeFunction moralTeacherThroughHumor
occupation advisor
jester
poet
partOf Ashtadiggajas NERFINISHED
portrayedAs loyalToKingKrishnadevaraya
poorButCleverMan
protectorOfCommonPeople
regionOfActivity South India NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
roleInFolklore tricksterFigure
wiseJester
servedUnderRuler Krishnadevaraya NERFINISHED
subjectOf childrenStoryBooks
comicBooks
stagePlays
televisionSeries

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Tenali Ramakrishna alternativeName Vikata Kavi