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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 two shorter poems.
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culture · Classical Sanskrit poet, and playwright (4th–5th century CE) · poet · lyricist · playwright · writer · film screenwriter · also Kalidasa, Hindu Mythology, Love, Nature
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Here the poet seems to be in the height of his talent in representation of the natural order, of the finest mode of life, of the purest moral endeavor, of the most worthy sovereign, and of the most sober divine meditation; still he remains in such a manner the lord and master of his creation.
“Here the poet seems to be in the height of his talent in representation of the natural order, of the finest mode of life, of the purest moral endeavor, of the most worthy sovereign, and of the most sober divine meditation; still he remains in such a manner the lord and master of his creation.”
“Of the recognition of Śakuntalā”
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Indiatimes: The Shaktipeeth founded by Kalidasa where a female priest presides over ceremonies
The Financial Express: Kalidasa Revisited: A Review of Abhay K’s Translation of Kalidasa’s Meghaduta: The Cloud Messenger
The New Indian Express: 'Kalidasa Kannada Mestru' review: A wake-up call about India's education system
The Free Press Journal: Kalidasa : The Shakespeare of India
The Free Press Journal: Revisiting Kalidasa
The Hindu: Kalidasa on the Koodiyattam stage
The Hindu: Kalidasa paints a different image of Dushyanth
The Financial Express: New translation of Kalidasa’s epic for 21st-century stage
Is based on the legend that Kālidāsa could not complete his epic Kumārasambhava because he was cursed by the goddess Pārvatī, for obscene descriptions of her conjugal life with Śiva in the eighth canto
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The English classical composer Gustav Holst based his large-scale choral work, The Cloud Messenger upon Kalidasa's Meghadūta
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