Historical recreation of the Court premiere of Kalidasa's "Shakuntala."

Biography of India's greatest dramatist.

An account of Kalidasa's likely lifetime, relationships with rulers and possible contemporaries, summaries of some of his works.

Has the Sanskrit Devanagari text of the original, with an English prose translation (pdf format).

Several brief biographies are reproduced here, plus synopses of his work.

An index of poems by the Indian dramatist Kalidasa.

A summary and translation of the work, with notes and explanations of the terms and references. By Chandra Holm.