Ever heard of “kookaavya,” a genre of Sanskrit poetry that dared to defy classical Sanskrit literary tradition epitomized by Kalidasa? Growing away from the royal courts and the exclusive confines of ...

Toward the end of the Sakuntala, the most famous of the three surviving plays by Kalidasa--the poet usually considered the finest in ancient India--the hero Dushyanta offers this poignant ...

Ecopoetry is the new buzzword. As the world faces biodiversity loss of unprecedented scale with around one million species on the verge of extinction, poetry with a strong ecological content has ...

Kalidasa was acclaimed as ‘Indian Shakespeare’ who penned his masterpieces of plays, poems, epics, etc in Sanskrit, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. The period of Kalidasa was linked and was supposed to be ...

Delivering the keynote address, Deshpande said Kalidasa's writings are among the greatest treasures of Indian literature. He ...

Abhay K. is an eminent poet, editor, anthologist and translator who has carved an enviable niche for himself in the contemporary literary world. A recipient of various prestigious literary awards and ...

"Mischievous, naughty, but a born leader": DK Shivakumar's school teacher extends wishes ahead of his elevation as Karnataka CM ...

The monsoons have arrived with a bang in most parts of the country and poems are certainly the flavour of the season. After all, poetry and the rains have a romantic and emotional connection like no ...