Keladi Chennamma was the queen of Keladi Kingdom in Karnataka.
She was from the Lingayatha community. Chennamma married King Somashekara Nayaka in 1667 CE. After Somashekhara Nayaka’s death in 1677, Chennamma efficiently handled the administration of the Keladi Nayaka dynasty.
During her reign of 25 years, she repelled the advance of the Mughal Army led by Aurangzeb from her military base in the kingdom of Keladi located in Sagara, Karnataka, India.
She adopted Basavappa Nayaka, one of her close relatives who succeeded as Hiriya Basappa Nayaka.
She also rendered a trade agreement with the Portuguese involving commodities like pepper and rice. Channagiri is named after her.
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Mahabharata is one of the greatest written Hindu epic of all times. The story spans over 100000 shlokas, or over 200000 verses, as each shloka is a couplet. It is written by Veda Vyasa, in Sanskrit. Consisting of about 1.8 million words, the Mahabharata is almost 4 times longer than the Ramayana.
The Mahabharata, meaning the great battle, narrates the epic Kurukshetra war and the fates of Pandava and Kaurava princes. It is centered around the central theme of Dharma, and contains devotional and philosophical content. The Mahabharata has been written in eighteen books, called parvas. The eighteen parvas are:
1. Adi Parva
2. Sabha Parva
3. Vana Parva
4. Virata Parva
5. Udyoga Parva
6. Bhishma Parva
7. Drona Parva
8. Karna Parva
9. Shalya Parva
10. Sauptika Parva
11. Stri Parva
12. Shanti Parva
13. Anushasana Parva
14. Ashvamedika Parva
15. Ashramavasika Parva
16. Mausala Parva
17. Mahaprasthanika Parva
18. Svargarohana Parva
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