INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The poet who is called as Indian Shakespeare
A
Bana
B
Dhandi
C
Kalidas
D
Rajasekhara
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kalidas was a great poet and playwright, who lived during the reign of Vikramaditya. He penned many plays, poetries, epics etc in Sanskrit which were translated to many different languages and are widely appreciated to this day. This is why he’s often referred to as the ‘Shakespeare of India’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kālidāsa has been called the Shakespeare of India. The scholar and philologist Sir William Jones is said to be the first to do so. Writing about this, author and scholar MR Kale says “the very comparison of Kālidāsa to Shakespeare is the highest form of eulogy that could be bestowed upon him."

Detailed explanation-3: -William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. [1] He is often called England’s national poet and the “Bard of Avon” (or simply “The Bard").

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Kalidasa.

Detailed explanation-5: -The original name of Poet Kalidasa was supposed to be Neelakandan.

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