Kalidasa+Points+of+Analysis 

Kalidasa was a Hindu poet, although there is not much else known about him. Only about six of his works are known for an absolute fact to be his, but there are other writings thought to be his as well. Kalidasa wrote much of his work on cultural values and aristocracy, but he was also known to write stories about romance. He mainly wrote for his fellow Indians, since he published works on things that involved them, such as their culture. Edwin Gerow, a writer for the Encyclopedia Britannica, wrote, “Kalidasa, Sanskrit poet and dramatist, probably the greatest Indian writer of any epoch” (Gerow 1). Kalidasa wrote to his audience in an engaging and creative way. He wrote one story on a King and his nymph lover, and most of what he wrote appealed to the audience of his time. He used his culture to relate to his audience and what he wrote about appealed to the audience of that time period, although his poetry is still considered great by many critics.