Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t18.3

v2.c10.s2.t18.3

Since 18ᵗʰ century CE, a number of Sanskrit scholars in India and across the world have studied and speculated about the life of Kalidasa, and quite a common opinion is that, he lived from about the latter half of 4ᵗʰ century CE to the first half of 5ᵗʰ century CE. This period coincides with Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern and Northern dynasties in China. D D Kosambi, a well-known Indian historian, held such an opinion in his masterpiece