The Story of Kalidas(Kalidas as a Prisoner)
The Story of Kalidas(Kalidas as a Prisoner)
Kalidas was a select courtier at the court of Raja Bhoj. He was highly respected by the Raja who thought himself lucky to have such a wise, learned and renowned poet and musician in his court. None could equal Kalidas in wit and wisdom. When knotty problems arose, all looked up to him to solve them.
Once a great assembly of men of art and learning was held under the auspices of Raja Bhoj. Chandravati, the younger sister of Raja Bhadraraj, also attended the function. She was captivated by the music of Kalidas and resolved to take him to her brother's court.
Inspite of many a requests by Raja Bhadraraj, Raja Bhoj did not allow Kalidas to go to his court. Bhadraraj therefore decided to wage a war on Raja Bhoj and bring Kalidas to his court by force. One after another, twenty attacks were made on Dharanagri, the capital of Raja Bhoj's Kingdom but each attack was repulsed with heavy losses to Raja Bhadraraj who felt ashamed and humiliated at his defeat.