[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Telugu literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.telugu) › [Southern school (Tanjore, Madurai and Mysore courts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.telugu.dakshina) › Bharatamu # Bharatamu (Bhāratamu) perhaps the earliest extant instance of a prose kāvya - **Language:** Telugu - **Date:** 1650–1700 CE - **Author:** [Vīrarāju](https://indike.org/pramana/person/viraraju) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.telugu.dakshina.bharatamu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.telugu.dakshina.bharatamu) · Pramāṇa