Jayadeva (1101-1173)

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Jayadeva was perhaps the first composer to specifically mention the raga and tala of each of his poems. His Ashtapadhis have been very famous among the carnatic artists, though, it is not very certain whether the specific ragas are sung the same way now as was done in Jayadeva's time.

Jayadeva is most well knows for his Sanskrit magnamopus Geetha Govinda. He is also very prominent among the Vaishnavaite poets.