With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous
With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous
(a)
Jain monks
(b)
playwrights
(c)
temple architects
(d)
philosophers
(b)
Bhavabhuti was a famous Indian dramatist, poet and scholar during the 8th century. Hastimalla was a Jain poet in the court of the Solanki rulers. Kshemeshwara was the court poet of Mahipala of Kannauj. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.
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