GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Kalhana (Sanskrit: , romanized: kalhaṇa) was the author of Rajatarangini (River of Kings), an account of the history of Kashmir . He wrote the work in Sanskrit between 1148 and 1149. All information regarding his life has to be deduced from his own writing, a major scholar of which is Mark Aurel Stein.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rajatarangini, (Sanskrit: “River of Kings”) historical chronicle of early India, written in Sanskrit verse by the Kashmiri Brahman Kalhana in 1148, that is justifiably considered to be the best and most authentic work of its kind.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kalhana () is regarded as the first historian of India. In 1148 CE, Kalhana started writing the history of the rulers of Kashmir, starting from legends to the kings and queens of the 12th century. It took him two years to complete the book, and in 1150 CE he had completed the Rajatarangini – the River of Kings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rajatarangini ("The River of Kings") is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-western part of India, particularly the kings of Kashmir. It was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kalhan was the first writer who established the method of using the sources of information pertaining to various historical event concerning with the past and present. Kalhan wrote his Rajatarangini in A.D. 1148-49 in the Sanskrit.