Akka Mahadevi, a Vachana poet who renounced the temporal world in favour of one of devotion became an example for woman of the day.
The literature that flourished under Basaveshwara, Allamaprabhu, Channabasavanna and Akkamahadevi during this period gave rise to "Vachanna" in Nadugannada (middle Kannada) which was simple to understand, elegant and effective in reaching the people.