INDIAN HISTORY

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Who wrote ‘Vasavadatta’?
A
Kalidas
B
Bhas
C
Subandhu
D
Dandin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Vasavadatta (Sanskrit: , Vāsavadattā) is a classical Sanskrit romantic tale (akhyayika) written in an ornate style by Subandhu, whose time period isn’t precisely known. He is generally taken to have written the work in the second quarter of the seventh century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vasavadatta is the daughter of Mahasena and of Angaravati. She bears all good qualities. Her intellectual wit, pleasing nature, presence of mind, broadmindedness, sense of self-respect and immense love for her husband prove her an ideal wife, a great lady and a unique creation of the poet.

Detailed explanation-3: -His best work, Svapnavāsavadattā (“The Dream of Vāsavadattā”), depicts a king losing and then regaining his kingdom from a usurper. The majority of his dramas are ingenious adaptations on themes of heroism and romantic love borrowed from India’s two great epics, the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata.

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