With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous

examrobotsa's picture

Submitted by examrobotsa on

Q: (IAS/2021)
With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,214,142,89,214,29,24

keywords: 

{'ancient india': [0, 3, 0, 3], 'jain monks': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'kshemeshvara': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'bhavabhuti': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'temple architects': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'philosophers': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'playwrights': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'hastimalla': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'history': [0, 0, 1, 0]}

Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla, and Kshemeshvara were famous playwrights in ancient India.

Bhavabhuti was a Sanskrit writer and a poet who lived in the 8th century CE. He is best known for his plays, which include Mahaviracharita, Uttar Ramacharita, and Malatimadhava.

Hastimalla was a playwright who wrote several plays in Sanskrit, including Ratnavali, Nagananda, and Priyadarsika.

Kshemeshvara was also a Sanskrit playwright and poet who lived in the 12th century CE. He is known for his play, Mattavilasa Prahasana, which is a satire on the society of the time.