Kalidasa
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Summary
Kalidasa has worked as a poet[1], lyricist[2], playwright[3], writer[4], and film screenwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,838 views/month, #6,274 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Notable work: Raghuvaṃśa[7], Abhigyanashakuntalam[8], Mālavikāgnimitram[9], Vikramōrvaśīyam[10], Kumārasaṃbhava[11], Meghadūta[12], Ṛtusaṃhāra[13]
- Religion or worldview: Hinduism[14]
- Sex or gender: male[15]
- Genre: epic poem[16], lyric poetry[17], drama fiction[18], Indian classical drama[19]
- Commons category: Kālidāsa[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kalidasa[21]
- Floruit: 400[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Larousse Encyclopedia online[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Otto's encyclopedia[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Library of the World's Best Literature[29], Indian Sociology Through Ghurye, a Dictionary[30], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[31]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Sanskrit[32]
- Commons Creator page: Kālidāsa[33]
- Start of work period: 400[34]
- End of work period: 500[35]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Kalidasa include Kalidas Samman[39] and he[40].
Why It Matters
Kalidasa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
He is credited with the discovery of Mandakranta metre[43], a meter[44]. Works attributed to him include Meghadūta[45], a literary work[46]; Abhigyanashakuntalam[47], a dramatic work[48]; Raghuvaṃśa[49], a literary work[50]; Mālavikāgnimitram[51], a literary work[52]; Kumārasaṃbhava[53], a literary work[54], founded in 0500[55]; and Vikramōrvaśīyam[56], a literary work[57]. Entities named for him include Kalidas Samman[39] and he[40].
FAQs
What did Kalidasa do for work?
Kalidasa worked as a poet[1], lyricist[2], playwright[3], writer[4], and film screenwriter[5].
What did Kalidasa discover?
Kalidasa is credited as discoverer of Mandakranta metre[43].