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Kalidas:
• Kalidas is regarded as India’s greatest dramatist and poet.
• He lived during the rule of Chandragupta II, the famous ruler of Gupta
Dynasty.
• He was one of the nine gems or navaratna at the court of Chandragupta II.
• Abhijnanashakuntalam, Meghdootam, Ritusamhara and Kumar Sambhav
are some of his well-known works.
Rani Lakshmi Bai:
• Rani Lakshmi Bai was the queen of Jhansi.
• She was born in 1828 in Varanasi.
• She played an important role in the Revolt of 1857.

