Q. Who authored the earliest Kannada work on poetics, "Kavirajamarga"?
Answer:
Amoghavarsha I
Notes: Kavirajamarga, written around 850 CE by Rashtrakuta king Amoghavarsha I, is the earliest known work on Kannada poetics. It played a vital role in standardizing Kannada literary style and references earlier poets, reflecting the rise of Kannada as a prominent literary language during the 9th century.