Names, Places, Events, Things: Ruminations and Essays on Hindu Mythology

Asti Kashchit Vaag-visheshah ----------------------------------------- This post is not directly about Hindu mythology, but rather about a man who made parts of the mythology immortal by molding small skeletal reference stories into classical literary masterpieces - a man who himself is subject to more colorful myths than anyone else - this post is about Mahakavi Kalidasa . Kalidasa wrote poems of epic proportions for music and dance and he is regarded as the most outstanding writer of classical Sanskrit. The typical works that are attributed to him are: Plays: 1. Abhijnana shakuntalam - or simply Shaakuntalam ("The Recognition of Shakuntala") 2. Malavika Agnimitra, and 3. Vikramorvashiya Poems: 1. Raghuvamsa ("Dynasty of Raghu") - Epic poem 2. Kumarasambhava ("Birth of the War Lord") - Epic poem 3. Meghduta ("The Cloud Messanger") - Lyric poem 4. Ritusamhara ("The Exposition on the Seasons") - Lyric poem These seven are conside...