UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous

  1. Jain monks
  2. playwrights
  3. temple architects
  4. philosophers

Answer

Correct Answer

playwrights

Explanation

Bhavabhuti (Uttararamacharita, Malatimadhava), Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara (Chandakaushika) were dramatists (playwrights) of ancient and early medieval India.

Topics: art & culture, bhavabhuti, classical drama, hastimalla and kshemeshvara, literature