Great works of Kalidasa – epic poet & playwright
Sanskrit Literature, full of richness and content has witnessed a new form of literature with the different themes of Kalidasa who has produced masterpieces during his lifetime.
Literature
Life of a Village – Remembering the Dead
The mornings I bear are not thirsty yet; and the morning light still lets the bed of grass wake with joy. Wake up! Wake up! Ye slumbering trees slept with courage that no man will lay an axe on your arms.
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