Tenali Raman Stories


Tenali Ramakrishnan was also known as Vikatakavi [jester poet] was born in the state of AndhraPradesh. He was a court-poet of the Vijayanagar Empire during the 16th century CE. He was one of the Ashtadiggajas who belonged to the court of King Krishna Deva Raya. Ashtadiggajas is the collective title given to the eight Telugu poets in the court of the emperor Sri Krishna Deva Raya. Tenali Raman is very famous and remembered even today for his extraordinary sense of humour, wit, brilliance and wisdom.


12. Tenali Raman - The Wise Use of Mouth