✨Kalidas Jayanti - कालिदास जयंती

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Kalidas Jayanti Date: Sunday, 2 November 2025

Kalidas was an eminent personality for his greatest Sanskrit poems and plays. He is a famous poet whose Kalidas Meghdoot is considered one of the greatest poems in the world. It is believed that Kalidas was a great worshiper of Mata Kali. That is, the name of Kalidas ji means one who serves Kali.

When is Kalidas Jayanti celebrated?
The great poet Kalidas ji was born on the Dwadashi date of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. He was born in Kaviltha village of Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand state. Kalidas was one of the nine gems of Vikramaditya's Darbar. The main attraction about him that most people realized was his immense interest in writing poetry and describing things with words.

Begins Tithi	Kartik Shukla Dwadashi
Reason	Kalidas
Celebrations	Kavita Path, Natak

कालिदास जयंती हिन्दी में पढ़ें

कालिदास अपनी महानतम संस्कृत कविताओं और नाटकों के लिए एक प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्तित्व थे। वह एक प्रसिद्ध कवि थे जिनकी \"कालिदास मेघदूत\" दुनिया की सबसे महान कविताओं में से एक मानी जाती है।

How is Kalidas Jayanti celebrated?

Kalidas has always been associated with culture, art and poetry. People of Maharashtra know very well about the poetry and works of Kalidas. They celebrate Kalidas Jayanti with great enthusiasm every year. Special programs are organized at many places in the memory of this eminent person. In this event you can see some of the amazing dances, songs, plays and other musical programs organized on this day. Kavi Sammelan is also organized in different parts of India.

Some major works of Kalidas

It is said that Kalidas was uneducated and foolish in his early life. But when his wife insulted him and threw him out of the house because of his incompetence, he expanded his abilities and one day became Kalidas, the great poet of the country.

He spent his entire life writing Sanskrit poems on various subjects. The poetry collections are based on the surrounding beauty. He had written some of the best works of society. Meghdoot is one of those brilliant creations that depicts serene beauty through the use of poetry and words alone. His writings influenced many people and hence his writings were translated from Sanskrit language to English.

Malavikagnimitram, Abhijnanashakuntalam and Vikramorvasiyam are three famous plays written by Kalidas. These three plays are appreciated among writers even today.