Kalidas occupies a pre-eminent position in the art of drama on account of his skill His Dramaticin delineating characters, in main- Art, taining unity of action and in faith- fully observing the rules of नाट्यशास्त्र Sir Williams Jones has described Kalidasa as the Shakespeare of India. But the Kalidasa and modern critics go still further and Shakespeare point out that as Shakespeare excels in his powers of analysis, in the art of delineation of human character as it is, Kalidasa excels in his powers of synthesis, in the art of delineation of character as it ought to be; Shakes- peare aims at characterization, while the aim of Kalidasa is perfection. It has been well observed by Pandit Lachmidhar Kalla in his Dehli Univer- sity Lecture Series, that "The muse of Shakespeare cannot lead us beyond the experience of our physical and mental life on earth, while the poetic genius of Kalidasa can soar up to great heights in the land of spiritual experience and thus enrich our soul with the happy visions of the "Unseen". The art of transfiguration of physical things into objects of spiritual reality constitutes a rare and superior gift of Kalidasa. For fuller discussion on this point, readers are referred to an excellent contribution by Prof. V. G. Paranjapye in the
- Deccan Quarterly of 1906.
Kalidasa has given ample proofs of his mastery in the science of music and dancing The Art of in his works, especially in the Music and Malavikagnimitra, and in the IVth Dancing. Act of Vikramorvashiya where no less than 21 Râgâs are referred to.Readers
