 The Western Chalukyas, the Southern Kalachuris, the Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri and the Silharas of Kolhapur are some of the ruling families who enthusiastically used Kannada in inscriptions and promoted its literature.Writers bilingual in Kannada and Telugu gained popularity which caused interaction between the two languages, a trend that continued into modern times.The Veerashiva canon of the Kannada language was translated or adapted into Telugu from this time period.