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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.
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