| Script :
Subba Rao
Illustrator : Pratap
Mulick
ISBN : 81-7508-113-9
Vol. No : 643
King Harsha, who was the
ruler of Kanauj from A.D. 606 to 647, was a patron of art and literature.
Great Sanskrit poets like Bana Bhatta were in his court. Harsha himself
was a poet and playwright. He wrote three Sanskrit plays: Nagananda, Priyadarshika
and Ratnavali.Harsha took the material for this plays from Gunadhya's Brihatkatha,
a treasure house of stories. Ratnavali and Priyadarshika have similar plots
ad Udayana, the legendary king of Kaushambi, is the hero of both. Harsha
was adept at contriving dramatic situations and intrigue. This earned him
the title 'Nipuna Kavi' the skillful poet.
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