Akka Mahadevi
Poet
Akka Mahadevi was one of the early poets of Kannada literature and a prominent person in the Lingayat Shaiva sect in the 12th century. Her 430 Vachana poems, and the two short writings called Mantrogopya and the Yogangatrividh are considered her... Wikipedia
Born: Udugani, India
Died: 1160, Srisailam, India
Books: Songs for Śiva
Parents: Sumati Shetty and Nirmal Shetti