▁V em ula ada , L em ul aw ada , L em ula ada ' ▁B he ema ▁k avi . ▁The ▁above ▁four ▁names ▁are ▁col lo qu ial ▁names ▁of ▁V em ul aw ada , ▁Kar im n agar ▁district ▁even ▁till ▁today . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁The ▁poet ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁V em ula ▁V ada , in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Vel ig and ala ( Kar im n agar ) ▁to ▁a ▁wid ow . See ▁birth place ▁controvers y . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁wid ow ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁L ema ( a ▁young ▁woman ) ▁with ▁the ▁bless ings ▁of ▁the ▁V em ul aw ada ▁B he em esh w ara ▁Sw amy . ▁ ▁The ▁poet ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁or ▁between ▁ 1 2 th - 1 3 th ▁centuries ▁ ▁He ▁travel led ▁to ▁different ▁foreign ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁K arn ata , M ah ar atta , S aj an agar ( near ▁Ped d ap ur am , ▁East ▁God av ari ▁district ▁which ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁Kal ing as ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Chal uky as ▁or ▁V eng i ▁Chal uky as ) ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁w onders ▁performed ▁by ▁Bh ima ▁k avi , how ever ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁mouth s ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁T eling a ▁provinces , for ▁his ▁name ▁is ▁very ▁popular , and ▁all ▁the ▁w onders ▁he ▁performed ▁as