Shakuntala is a play by what Classical Sanskrit writer?
Kālidāsa Kālidāsa was a Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Indian Puranas.
Bhaskaracharya Tripathi Bhaskaracharya Tripathi, (Hindi: भास्कराचार्य त्रिपाठी ), is a Sanskrit poet who was the recipient of the 2003 Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit for his work Nirjharini.