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Kalidasa
A classical Sanskrit writer widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist of ancient India.
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- male
- Occupation
- poet, lyricist, playwright, writer, film screenwriter
- Religion
- Hinduism
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Larousse Encyclopedia online, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Otto's encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Indian Sociology Through Ghurye, a Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5
- documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- end of work period
- 5th century
- floruit
- 4th century
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Sanskrit
- notable work
- Raghuvaṃśa, Abhigyanashakuntalam, Mālavikāgnimitram, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Kumārasaṃbhava, Meghadūta, Ṛtusaṃhāra
- start of work period
- 4th century
- topic's main category
- Category:Kalidasa
- writing language
- Sanskrit
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