INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote Mrichchhakatika (Clay Cart)?
A
Akbar
B
Kalidas
C
Sudraka
D
Dandin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shudraka (IAST: Śūdraka) was an Indian playwright, to whom three Sanskrit plays are attributed: Mrichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart), Vinavasavadatta, and a bhana (short one-act monologue), Padmaprabhritaka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mrichchhakatika is a Sanskrit play written by Shudraka.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: ‘Mrichchhakatika’ is a Sanskrit drama play written by King Shudraka, a Kshatriya ruler who lived in the 5th century.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sudraka wrote the play ‘Mricchakatika’ (The Little Clay Cart), a social drama with touches of grim reality. It is written in Sanskrit in the 2nd century BCE.

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