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Kalidas

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Introduction One of the greatest poets and dramatists in Sanskrit . His chronicle of the kings of the Raghu clan (‘Raghuvamsha’), the great play ‘ Shakuntala’ and other works depict, through many great characters, the highest ideals of life as seen by the ancient people of Bharat. A poet who has made a distinct and glorious contribution to the sumptuous Sanskrit literature is Kalidas. He has pictured in his works the beauty in life and pondered upon how we can give pleasure to others by generous and graceful behavior. His portrayals are vivid and heartwarming; his word power is unique. In a few words, he is capable of bringing out the entire meaning intended. His writings touchingly show up a noble, meaningful mode of life for the people to pursue. His works are an intellectual treat to thinkers and common readers alike. Story of Kalidasa Posted on  April 15, 2015 A long long time ago, in India near the city of Ujjain lived a king who had a beautiful and learned daugh

Vidyapati.....the glory of Mithila

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Little detail is known of  Vidyapati’s  early life, though his  status as a Brahman  undoubtedly meant  rigorous training in Sanskrit and other such marks of scholarship .  Likely through his father’s efforts, he received a commission from the  king during the reign of Kirti Simha (ruled  c.  1370–80).  The result of this commission was the long poem  Kirtilata  (“Vine of Glory”).   Vidyapati became a  court scholar  under Kirti Simha’s son,  Deva Simha,  for whom he composed  Bhuparikrama   (“Around the World”),  a group of  romantic  stories  that also contained advice to the king. The poetry for which  Vidyapati  is best remembered, however, is a collection of  love poetry  written between  1380 and 1406 . This collection expands on what had become  the cult of  Radha  and  Krishna ,  subject also of the  12th-century Bengal poet  Jayadeva ’s  celebrated  Gita Govinda  (“Song of the Cowherd” [Govinda is another name for Krishna]). Vidyapati's influe

Chanakya..the glory of India

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Chanakya A reckless king will easily fall into the hands of his enemies. Hence the king shall ever be wakeful. Chanakya  (also known as  Kautilya  or  Vishnu Gupta  (c. 370–283 BC) was an  Indian teacher, philosopher, and royal adviser. He was initially a professor of economics and political science  at the  ancient  Takshashila  U niversity. Chanakya  was not good looking and he chooses her wife, as she was also not good looking. Chanakya married to a dark-skinned The brahmin girl named Yashodhara .  Once she went to her brother's house for a function. At that function, her sisters & sister-in-laws made laugh of her poverty. This made her & Chanakya very sad. His wife said to Chanakya that she has heard that  King Dhananand  of  Patliputra  gives cows to Brahmins on the No-moon day of the Krishna-pashas of Kartik month. So, Chanakya went there and sat on the seat, which was meant for the king. Chanakya was not good-looking. Seeing an ugly person sitting on

Abandoned beauty of India

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Women can be said as the god's complete creation .   So we have a lot of stories about women's development in India. We make a lot of laws to save themselves but fail to maintain.   Because this is a male-oriented society . Just take an example from ancient times. We are only talking about male power but never talking about abandoned beauty. They sacrificed their life to perform her duties for husbands. SO I   decided to about Sita, Draupadi   and Urmila as well status of today’s   Indian wives. Sita As we know whole The story of Ramayana is filled with the story of the courage of Lord Rama.   Ram left his palace to regard his father’s word of mouth that he had given to his wife Kaikeyi.   So he decided to the exile of fourteen years. So the first trait of women sacrifice strikes us when we hear Sita’s name is that of submissiveness. But what is noteworthy is that even though Rama was adamant about going exile alone.   Sita challenged him and went to happy to serve her