alleryIn which language did Andal compose her hymns in praise of God, instead of Sanskrit?
ATelugu
BKannada
CMalayalam
DTamil
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Tamil
1. Andal composed hymns in vernacular Tamil rather than Sanskrit.
2. This fits Bhakti's turn to regional languages for the common people.
3. Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam are other languages but not hers.
_Source: Wikipedia, Bhakti movement, Social Impact_
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