Ranna was one of the earliest poets of Kannada language. Ranna, Adikavi Pampa and Sri Ponna together are called "three gems of Kannada literature". Early days Ranna was born on 949 C.E. in Muduvolalu (Mudhol) Bagalkot district, Karnataka.Sastri (1955), p356 His ancenstors were from Balegara community (bangle sellers) of Jains. He took up to learning Sanskrit, Prakrit and Kannada at a young age. He took education from Ajitsenacharya. Literature Ranna was perhaps the classmate of Chavundaraya, th… (More on Ranna)