 Gajaga

Gajaga, (Gaja is Sanskrit for elephant and whose earlier name was Gajankusha) was a writer of Rashtrakuta literature in the Kannada language of the 9th-10th century.he finds mention in "Shabdamanidarpana", a comprehensive and authoritative work on Kannada grammar authored by Kesiraja in 1260 CE, He was considered a path breaking poet and writer of his times in the "classical age" of Kannada literature.