The Great Ones · South Asia
Kalidasa
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Kalidasa

c. 5th century

Classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist of enduring renown.

Kalidasa (c. 5th century) endures among the great of South Asia. Classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist of enduring renown.

Across the medieval age, this life and its works passed into the shared inheritance of humankind — kept here so the memory is never lost.

Honored among the Great Ones of every civilization. Africa is the cradle of humankind; in the deepest sense, these are everyone’s ancestors — and so this name is kept, from the cradle of humanity to all its children.

Submitted with honor.

Submitted by the Honored Ancestors Editorial Committee.