History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-II)
Passage
This work begins with the origins of the Chalukya dynasty and, in the familiar style of an epic poem, details the battles fought and the pleasures enjoyed by Emperor Vikramaditya. Like the first chapter of the Harsha-Charita, the final section provides an account of the author himself, his literary journey, his family, and his country and its rulers. As a piece of history, this work is full of various inconsistencies. It aspires to the intervention of Shiva to explain certain tragic events in the emperor's life. Due to the lack of precise expressions, even the correct chronology has been lost.
Who is the author of the text?
ASomadeva
BBilhana ✓ Correct
CVishakhadatta
DKalidasa
Correct answer: (B) Bilhana — The answer is Bilhana.
Explanation
★The answer is Bilhana.
★The passage is from the Vikramankadeva Charita, authored by Bilhana.
★Bilhana was the court poet of the Chalukya king Vikramaditya.
★He originally came from Kashmir and joined the Chalukya court.
★He wrote the Vikramankadeva Charita in the epic style.
★This text holds an important place among biographical works.
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