Kalidasa (active late 4th-early 5th century) was classical India's master poet and dramatist. He demonstrated the expressive and suggestive heights of which the Sanskrit language is capable and revealed the very essence of an entire civilization....

(flourished fifth century CE), Indian playwright and poet. Kalidasa was the greatest poet of India's classical age, which lasted from 500 BCE to 540 CE. Despite numerous legends about him, little is known of his life. He may have been a Brahman...

regarded as the greatest Indian poet and author of dramas and dated around the reign of Chandra Gupta II Vikramāditya who ruled from cca 380–413. His best known work is the drama Abhijñānaśakuntala (The Recognition of...

Kālidāsa (Devanāgarī: कालिदास) is the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist, his title Kavikulaguru (Preceptor of All Poets) bearing testimony to his stature. Known to be an ardent worshipper of Shiva, he wrote his plays and poetry...

In the following excerpt, Keith summarizes and discusses each of Kalidasa's poetical works.

In the following essay, Tubb examines problematic alterations made to the plot of the Sanskrit play Parvatiparinaya and the poem upon which it is based, The Birth of the War-God.

Ingalls is an American educator and critic specializing in the study of Sanskrit literature. In the following essay, he examines Kalidasa's milieu, noting the manner in which the spirit of the author's age is reflected in his thought and artistry.