The Loom of Time: 2a Selection of His Plays and Poems

Kalidasa is the major poet and dramatist of classical Sanskrit literature – a many-sided talent of extraordinary scope and exquisite language. His great poem, Meghadutam (The Cloud Messenger), tells of a divine being, punished for failing in his sacred duties with a years’ separation from his beloved. A work of subtle emotional nuances, it is a haunting depiction of longing and separation. The play Sakuntala describes the troubled love between a Lady…