Kalidasa
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Kālidāsa was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. His plays and poetry are primarily based on Hindu Puranas and philosophy. His surviving works consist of three plays, two epic poems and... Wikipedia
Born: Gupta Empire
Died: Gupta Empire
Full name: Kālidāsa
Poems: Shakuntala, Meghadūta, Raghuvaṃśa, and more
Movies: Shaakuntalam, Shakuntala, Sakuntalai, and more
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Mar 18, 2024 · Kalidasa (flourished 5th century ce, India) was a Sanskrit poet and dramatist, probably the greatest Indian writer of any epoch.
A poet and dramatist who flourished in the fifth century A.D., Kalidasa, who wrote in Sanskrit, was a master of several genres and possibly India's greatest ...
Jan 16, 1996 · Kalidasa (Kall's slave), an ardent worshipper of Kali, called upon his goddess to help him, and was rewarded with sudden gifts of wit and sense.
Kalidasa was a member of the aristocracy and possibly was a Hindu priest. His name means “servant of Kali” (one of the major Hindu deities).
This is a poem describing the message of departed Yaksha to his wife, to be conveyed through a cloud. A Yaksha, servant of lord, Kubera, made some mistake in ...