Bharat of Kalidasa
Sources of Ancient Indian Culture in Kalidasa’s works “Every work of his is a veritable testament of the best in the genius and culture of ancient India” ‘ Ancient India – History and Culture’ B.G.Gokhale This is part of a small, juvenile exercise I had done while trying to understand the ancient Indian culture through Kalidasa. Since I can in no way better the two books on the "Idea of India", Bhagwat Saran Upadhyaya's 'India in Kalidasa' and C.Rajendran's 'Narrating the Nation', I will leave you with just an introduction that can serve as an inspiration to read both the books. Both are available online, and provide such fascinating insights into what Kalidasa saw, the idea of Bharata. This is especially for those who have never formally studied Kalidasa. Scholars kindly excuse. Bharat of Kalidasa “Looking at the chart of India as furnished by Kalidasa, we can see the country divided into three ...