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کالیداسا

Also known as Kálidása, Kālidāsa, Kalidas

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Kalidasa was a male poet, lyricist, playwright, and writer from India who wrote in Sanskrit. His works include the epic poem Raghuvaṃśa and the dramas Abhigyanashakuntalam, Mālavikāagnimitram, and Vikramōrvaśīyam. He is associated with Hinduism and his writing career is generally dated to the period between 400 and 500. His works are held in collections such as the National Gallery of Art.

A separate entry for Kālidasa lists him as an author active in the 17th century with a death date in the 18th century. This record includes works such as Kalidasa's Sakuntala and The poems of Kalidasa rendered into English verse. Additionally, a Last.fm entry for Kalidasa tags the artist with UK, House, balearic, and Disco genres, listing similar artists including Hardway Bros and Apiento & Co.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born: active 17th century
Died: 18th century
Works: 276

Top works

Kalidasa's Sakuntala
The poems of Kalidasa rendered into English verse
[Sakuntala
Malavika und Agnimitra
La reconnaissance de Sakountala

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: India

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,106
Total plays: 4,036

Key facts

Writer.image: Kalidasa inditing the cloud Messenger, A.D. 375.jpg
Writer.caption: A 20th-century artist's impression of Kālidāsa composing the Meghadūta
Writer.occupation: Poet, Dramatist
Writer.language: Sanskrit, Prakrit
Writer.genre: Sanskrit drama, Classical literature
Writer.subject: Epic poetry, Puranas
Writer.notableworks: Kumārasambhavam, Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Raghuvaṃśa, Meghadūta, Vikramōrvaśīyam, Mālavikāgnimitram
Writer.name: Kalidasa