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Kali Dasa is one
of India�s greatest poets.
His most famous play
is Saakuntalam.
He wrote many other plays� and poems, too. All of them
are in Sanskrit.
He lived many years ago. He was the court -poet of King
Vikramaditya who ruled at Ujjain. He was one of the "nine gems" of
Vikramaditya�s court.
Do you know how Kali Dasa became agreat poet?
He was an ignorant shepherd. He never went to school. He
tended sheep in a village.
In the nearby city was a king who had a daughter.
Vidyavati was her name." She was very learned. She said, "�Whoever answers
my questions on sastras only can marry me. "
Author - Dharamsey M. Khatau
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