A pioneer of Sanskrit literature, Kalidasa lived between the 4th and 5th centuries CE during the Gupta Empire. His works, ...

We will begin reading a new poem today, a fifth-century court epic by the greatest of all Sanskrit poets, Kalidasa. I'm drinking black coffees, eating peanuts and fighting to keep awake.

Through his nayikas, the poet reveals the social norm of his times where human emotion was celebrated, writes HARSHA V DEHEJIA To enter the mind of Kalidasa ... in chaste Sanskrit and everyday ...

But why never Kalidasa or Banabhatta? Sanskrit works are extraordinary literature of course; we’ve soaked in them for years and years. Friends would ask uss for suggestions on what to read ...

This was the underlying message at the three-day Sanskrit national meet hosted by Jamshedpur Workers' College, which started on Thursday. The topic of the seminar is "Diversity and relevance of ...

New Delhi, May 6: One of Kalidasa’s greatest Sanskrit works ‘Raghuvamsam’, which recounts the legendary tales of the Raghu dynasty whose scions include Lord Ram, is now available in English.

While in the Kalidasa’s version ... and now the clowns are pushed to perform the whole play with the original Sanskrit script. The play had moments of laughter. With its different approach ...

But why never Kalidasa or Banabhatta? Sanskrit works are extraordinary literature of course; we’ve soaked in them for years and years. Friends would ask us for suggestions on what to read ...