Tenali Raman’s Entry Into Bhuvana Vijayam | Tenali Raman

Tenali Raman or Tenali Ramalingam was a minister in the court of the king of Vijaynagar, Krishnadeva Rai. Tenali Rama was a great scholar of several languages that included Marathi, Tamil and Kannada. He was popular all over the country for his wit and a great sense of humor. Stories about Tenali Raman and his practical jokes on everyone around him including distinguished fellow poets and the emperor himself are very famous all over the southern part of India.

Tenali Raman was very mischievous in his childhood. One day, the rural ruler happened to visit Tenali’s academic institution for the annual inspection. He questioned the children in Tenali’s classroom, “Who among you is the most intelligent?”