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thumb|303x303px|Contemporary depiction of an 18th century Devadasi Muddupalani () was a Telugu speaking poet and devadasi attached to the court of Pratap Singh (1739–63), the Maratha king of Tanjore. Some commentators date her life to 1739-90, and her place of birth as Nagavasram in Thanjavur district. She is noted as a poet and scholar and particularly for her erotic epic Rādhikā-sāntvanam ("Appeasing Radha").

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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
Munagapaka
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Sanskrit
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date of birth
1730-01-01
date of death
1790-01-01
floruit
1750-00-00
writing language
Telugu
name in native language
ముద్దుపళని
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thumb|303x303px|Contemporary depiction of an 18th century Devadasi Muddupalani () was a Telugu speaking poet and devadasi attached to the court of Pratap Singh (1739–63), the Maratha king of Tanjore. Some commentators date her life to 1739-90, and her place of birth as Nagavasram in Thanjavur district. She is noted as a poet and scholar and particularly for her erotic epic Rādhikā-sāntvanam ("Appeasing Radha").

==Life== thumb|Pratap Singh of Thanjavur|280x280px Muddupalani was well versed in Telugu and Sanskrit literature, was an accomplished dancer, and came from a devadasi family:

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