[EN] Gopal Beram Idama, poet, Ramataki writer

Universally acclaimed and accepted as the first among Intaki poets, Gopal Beram Idama was the first to discover a metrical expression of epic dimension and vision to match the emotional ecstasy of the story of Rama.
According to a legend, Gopal Beram Idama was a robber who one day met a hermit who transformed him to a virtuous being. Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom was believed to have assured the sage to stand by his side and guide him to visualize the events of Ramataki, and eulogize them with epic dignity and secular simplicity.

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