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Vidyavathi Devi
विद्यावती देवी
The poetess of the tradition of Bhārat
Years
The classical age — traditional
Known as
The poetess of devotion
Birthplace
Bhārat
Field
Poets & Writers
“What the heart feels, the verse carries to all hearts.”
— The spirit of Vidyavathi Devi
The Story
The tradition has always of Bhārat honoured its women of learning — from the poet-saints to the scholars of the courts — and Vidyavathi Devi is remembered among them as a poetess of devotion whose name, 'the learned lady', tells of her place in that lineage.
Her verses, in the devotional tradition of the classical age, sing of the soul's longing for the divine and the beauty of the Lord's name — the same stream of song that flows through the great women poets of the tradition, from Andal to Mirabai.
Her life, as the tradition preserves it, was one of learning and worship — a life in which scholarship and devotion were one. She is honoured in the Bharata Bharati series as part of the great company of women who have carried the nation's poetry and faith.
Core Ideas
The Learned Lady
Her name itself means the mistress of learning.
The Devotional Verse
Her songs are of the soul and the divine name.
The Women's Lineage
She stands with Bhārat's great women poets.
Learning and Worship
Scholarship and faith in one life.
The Honoured Poetess
Celebrated in the Bharata Bharati tradition.
Why it matters today
Vidyavathi Devi is honoured in the Bharata Bharati series as one of the learned women of the tradition of Bhārat. She is remembered as the proof that Bhārat's poetry has always been carried by women as much as by men.