The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c31.2

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SUMMARY.—1. General remarks on Southern Indian Literature during this period.—2. Sadasiva and Rama Raya, as patrons of literature.—3. Ramarajabushana Bhattu Murti and his works.—4. Learned people that gathered round Tirumala and Ranga I.—5. Venkata II the greatest patron of literature of the Aravidu Dynasty.—6. Philosophers patronized by Venkata II.—7. Poets and grammarians favoured by the same monarch.—8. Learned people at the court of Tanjore.—9. Other contemporary writers throughout the Empire.—10. The ‘grant’ poets of the Aravidu family.—11. The University of Madura.—12. Course of Philosophy at the Madura University: a criticism.—13. Minor schools founded by the Jesuits.—14. Progress of the Jesuits in the study of Southern Indian languages.—15. First printed works in Tamil.—16. Extinction of the Nandinagari alphabet.