SamskrutAndhramulu – A Symphony Down the Ages
Samskrutandhramulu—the word is a Dwandwasamasam, a compound word formed by joining “Samskrutam” and “Andhram.” Andhram here represents the ‘Telugu’ language. The term Andhra Bhasha was and is often More...
Kalidasa: The Great Integrator
[contextly_sidebar id=”I2DzCYDRPbsUSL4G4uo8sO3ZLKdLxTfh”] Synthesis of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva Kalidasa was the first great poet to advocate the basic oneness governing the three forms of Brahma, Vishnu More...
Kalidasa’s Exposition of Eternal Values
[contextly_sidebar id=”KSzcWYf0Z772nzzj9yD7k4OPXgg4mG4A”] As noted in the previous parts in this series, Kalidasa has been the greatest yet most graceful exponent of Indian values. He has upheld the More...
Kalidasa’s portraits of the life of Rishis and Hermitages
[contextly_sidebar id=”9VkoqSIqXpyK6l9rpm0FvBY2Aov2cCr4″] Kalidasa has probably provided us with the finest pictures of the simple, unsullied and pure life led by our Rishis in hermitages. These pictures More...
Kumarasambhavam: Kalidasa unravels Shiva to mortals
[contextly_sidebar id=”n1wTFLopBncSKWjuJDu8LOuv2qKi9hkr”] The Kumarasambhavam epic opens with a magnificent hyperbole describing the great Himalayan mountains: The Himalayas is like a great measuring More...
The Poetic Genius of Kalidasa
[contextly_sidebar id=”k25h4q0fgJWiAjGci9MuqW6EjH5VbAfH”] Kalidasa is known as the master of similes. The Sanskrit tradition has proclaimed him as upamAkAlidAsasya. The variety, depth and appropriateness More...
Kalidasa – Historical view and Works
[contextly_sidebar id=”cTg3EKTEwhFPwQUKfM3HPu4TK1teETFD”] From a historical perspective, we know almost nothing of Kalidasa. There are no records that tell us accurately where he lived and when. It is More...