Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
(A) Banabhatta
(B) Harshavardhana
(C) Baskaravardhana
(D) Bindusara
Answer: (A) Kadambari is a romantic novel in Sanskrit. It was substantially composed by Banabhatta in the first half of the 7th century, who did not survive to see it through completion. The novel was completed by Banabhatta’s son Bhushanabhatta, according to the plan laid out by his late father. It is conventionally divided into Purvabhaga (earlier part) written by Banabhatta, and Uttarabhaga (latter part) by Bhushanabhatta.
