Poets Kumara Vyasa (born in Koliwada) and Chamarasa are known for their translation of the Mahabharata into Kannada (Karnata Bharatha Kathamanjari) and Prabhulingaleele, respectively.
The Veerashaiva writer Chamarasa (author of Prabhulingalile, 1425) and his Vaishnava competitor Kumaravyasa (Karnata Bharata Kathamanjari, 1450) popularised the shatpadi metric tradition initiated by Hoysala poet Raghavanka, in the court of Vijayanagara King Deva Raya II.
The birth place (Narayanapura about one km) of great poet (Kavi) Chamarasa who wrote Prabulingalile.
Prabhulingaleele is an epic poem written by Indian Virashaiva poet Chamarasa in the shatpadi metre.