The Chalukyas of L (V) Emulavada

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Vemulavada is a fairly large village in the Karimnagar district and the Rajeswaraswami Temple and the Tank near- by attract crowds of pilgrims even today. Tradition associates this place with the famous Telugu Poet Bhima Kavi but there is more definite proof of the famous Kannada Poet Pampa having lived here as the court poet of Arikesari II and dedicated to his royal patron his famous work Bharata or Vikramarjuna Vijaya.

Pampa's patron, Arikesari II claims to be of the Chalukya family; and Pampa describes the history of this Vemulavada Chalukya family and gives a great deal of information confirmed by inscriptions, particularly the inscription at Vemula- vada, edited in this book at the end.

Dr. N. Venkataramanayya has made a special study of the History of this dynasty in the present monograph and fortifies his conclusions by editing or re-editing four important inscriptions in the Appendix. His long essay on the Rashtrakutas and the Gurjara-Pratiharas tackles an important problem and throws considerable light on many a dark corner of this obscure chapter in Indian History.

A brief note on the Antiquities of Vemulavada is being published separately in a Handbook; but a few plates, how- ever, have been included in this book at the end, in order to give some idea of the many antiquities in this place.

Dr. N. Venkataramanayya has done a great service to the students of medieval history, and I wish to express here my deep sense of gratitude for his readily undertaking to prepare this monograph at my request and carrying it out so promptly in spite of unusual difficulties and heavy pressure of other work.