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Yagya
Sharma
Illustrator :Dilip
Kadam
ISBN : 81-7508-274-7
Vol. No : 600
Kalidasa, the greatest poet
of classical Sanskrit, is known only through his writings. His works tell
us that he was probably a Brahmin and a devotee of Shiva. Apart from this,
there are no clues to his personal life. Even the names of his parents
are not known, nor his place of birth. The mystery surrounding him has
given rise to incredible legends about him which are current even today.
Our script is based on one of these legends.Kalidasa is the author of several
great Sanskrit poetical works (or Mahakavyas) and plays for which is justly
famous – Raghuvamsha, Kumarasambhava, Meghaduta, Ritusamhara, Abhijana
Shakuntala, Vikramorvashiya and Malavika-Agnimitra.These reveal that Kalidasa
was a lover of nature and his descriptions suggest that he must have travelled
widely. His poetry has the freshness and beauty of a mountains stream.
He portrays women with tenderness. He exhibits a special love for Ujjayini
in his writings and he probably knew it well.Scholars are agreed that though
all Kalidasa’s works have the stamp of genius, his play Abhijana Shakuntala
must be rated as his greatest work. Kalidasa today is regarded as one of
the immortals of world literature taking his place beside Shakespeare and
Goethe.
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