Bibek Debroy: A recognition of Kalidasa

Bibek Debroy  July 27, 2016 Last Updated at 21:30 IST

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KALIDASA ABHIJNANASHAKUNTALAM The Recognition of Shakuntala Translated by Vinay Dharwadker Penguin Books 347 pages; Rs 499 Few people know that Swami Vivekananda was fluent in Sanskrit. He had a disciple named Sharatchandra Chakravarty who kept a diary, written in Bengali but it has since been translated into English. This anecdote is from this diary. Shri Ramakrishna had a householder disciple named Nag Mahashaya. On one occasion in 1897, when Sharatchandra Chakravarty was present, another disciple, who frequently visited Nag Mahashaya, came to meet Swami Vivekananda and mentioned Nag ...

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Bibek Debroy: A recognition of Kalidasa