Bhavabhuti
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Bhavabhūti was a classical Sanskrit scholar, poet, and playwright of eighth-century India. He is considered a key successor to Kalidasa and is often regarded as matching his literary stature. His best
Mālatī and Mādhava from Bhavabhūti’s Mālatīmādhava, shown in a c. 17th–18th century pigment pntg.
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 w
Bhavabhuti
…भवभूति; c. 680-c. 750 – c. 760 CE) was a classical Sanskrit scholar, poet, and playwright of eighth-century India. He is considered a key successor to Kalidasa and is often regarded as matching his literary stature. His best known work Uttararamacarita (translated as The Later Deeds of Rama), earned him the…
A 20th-century artist's impression of Kālidāsa composing the Meghadūta
Palm-leaf manuscript cover illustrated with scenes from Kalidasa’s Shakuntala play, circa 12th century.
17th-century manuscript copy of Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa.
Śakuntalā stops to look back at Duṣyanta, by Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906).