Except for what may be inferred from his poetry and plays, little is known about his life. Although his compositions cannot be precisely dated, they were most certainly written before the
5th century CE. In his book 'Mithila and Kalidas,' scholar
Pandit Digambar Jha of Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University claimed Kalidasa was a
Maithil and a Mithila gem. He lived in the Madhubani district of Bihar's Kalidas Dih.
Kumarasambhava (Kumara meaning Kartikeya, and sambhava meaning potential of an event occurring, in this case, a birth) is one of Kalidasa's mahakavyas. Thus, Kumarasambhava refers to the birth of a Kartikeya), and Raghuvamsa refers to the birth of a Raghuvamsa ('Dynasty of Raghu').
Three plays were written by Kalidasa. Abhijnanasakuntalam ('Of Sakuntala's Recognition') is often recognized as a masterpiece among them. It was one of the earliest Sanskrit compositions to be translated into English, and it has been translated into a variety of languages since then.
Malavikagnimitram, Abhijnanasakuntalam, and Vikramorvasiyam are the three Plays.
