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UGC NET December 2018 History
Who among the following poets called himself Kalikala-Valmiki?
ABhavabhuti
BKalidasa
CRajasekhara
DSandhyakaranandi ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Sandhyakaranandi — Sandhyakaranandi called himself Kalikala-Valmiki, so the answer is Sandhyakaranandi.
Explanation
★Sandhyakaranandi called himself Kalikala-Valmiki, so the answer is Sandhyakaranandi.
★He dealt with the early history of the Palas in his work the Ramacharita.
★He equated the story of Ramapala with the story of the epic figure Rama.
★In an appendix called the Kaviprashasti he calls himself Kalikala-Valmiki, the Valmiki of the Kali age.
★There he gives his genealogy and explains the nature and style of his work.
★So the poet who used this title was Sandhyakaranandi.
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