Chowdappa Satakam ❲UPDATED ◆❳

Chowdappa was a unique figure in Telugu literature. He hailed from the Kundavarapu village and served in the court of Peda Venkata Raya (a ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire). He was known as a "Janapada Kavi" (poet of the people).

"The palanquin bearers and the lord inside both get tired by the same sun. The only difference is the shadow." chowdappa satakam

Look here, my boy—a drowned man doesn't have a single coin left on him. Yet, strangely, his children will salute the very fire that burned him. Thus spoke Chowdappa in jest. Chowdappa was a unique figure in Telugu literature