The Story of Kalidas: The Gem Among Poets

The story of Kalidasa -the gem among poets is the delightful tale of the literary legend Kalidas a man so revered that his imprint is felt in Indian literature to this day. As a young cowherd in a remote village he was a simpleton who was constantly bullied and harassed. A twist of fate takes him to the kingdom palace in Kashi. After that he rediscovers himself and through single-minded focus and hard work and some great good fortune he becomes sanskrit’s greatest writer and poet of all time. This transformation comes with its share of heartbreak humiliation laughter and tears. About the Author NandiniSengupta Nandini Sengupta is a journalist and writer of historical fictionbased in Pondicherry. After a chance visit to the Ajanta and Ellora Caves she became fascinated with ancient India and started reading history for fun. The more she read ancient Indian history the more it gripped her imagination. Among her publications are two acclaimed historical novels which are a part of a Gupta Empire trilogy The King Within and The Poisoned Heart. The Story of Kalidas - The Gem among Poets is her first historical fiction story for children. Rituparna Sarkar and Hitesh Sonkar Rituparna Sarkar is the founder and head of the collaborative design studio VISUAL SARKASM. A graduate from the National Institute of Design Ahmedabad she likes to sketch and paint the classical.