Q. Who wrote Parijathapaharanam?
Answer: Nandi Thimmana
Notes: Nandi Thimmana (15th and 16th centuries CE) was a poet and one of the Astadiggajas in the court of the king Krishnadevaraya. He is often called Mukku Thimmana (Thimmana of the nose) after his celebrated poem on a woman's nose. He wrote Parijathapaharanam.
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