(3) क्षीरस्वामी quotes कालिदासः in his commentary on Amarkosha. He lived about 750. A. D.
(4) In Gaudavoho which is said to be the work of the 8th cent. A. D., Kalidasa's name is alluded to as the great रघुकार।
(5) कुमारिलभट्टा living in about 720 A. D. refers to Kalidas's name in his तन्त्रवार्तिक ।
(6) Baņa who lived in about 650 A. D. mentions Kalidasa in his works.
(7) Kalidasa's name is found in the Aihole inscriptions of 631 A. D.
(8) दण्डिन् of 6th century A.D. mentions कालिदासः and his सेतुकाव्य।
(9) In an inscription 'कालिदासs' name is found along with वराहमिहिर who lived about 550 A. D.
(10) Mallināth while commenting on Méghduta hints that दिङ्गाग was कालिदासस्य् adversary whose teacherवसुबन्धु lived about 540 A. D.
(11) Kalidasa's thorough knowledge of astronomy which is said to contain terminology of the Greeks among whom the science developed about 2nd Cent. A. D. and hence Kalidasa lived after that.
(12) There is an interesting episude which proves Kalidasa to be the contemporary of Kumardasa, the king of Ceylon who ascended the throne in 575 A, D, It runs thus:
The king Kumardāsa was in love with a woman. he wrote these lines on the wall of her house “कमलात्कमलोत्पत्तिः श्रूयते न तु दृश्यते" and promised to reward the person who would complete the verse. The next evening, it so chanced that Kalidasa took his lodgings in her house. On seeing these lines he completed the verse by adding बाले तव मुखाम्भोजात् कथमिन्दीवरद्वयम्। The woman in expectation of the promised reward murdered Kalidasa with the view to assume its authorship. The king read the lines the next day and would not believe that the completion was composed by her, and on king's threatening, she confessed to the crime. And the king having found his great friend dead felt very sorry and burnt himself with Kalidasa's body.
(13) Mr. K. B. Pathak, the latest exponent and strong advocate of this theory brings forward the argument of the Huna kings. There were no Huns befors 530 A, D, and One day,
