Ancient History-Important Facts/WBCS
Bhartahari worte ‘Niti Shatak’, Shringar Shatak and Vairagya Shatak which became very famous. Some scholars believe that Bhartahari is another name for Bhatti.
‘Kuntleshwar Daityam’ is a drama that testifies to the fact that Kalidasa belonged to the Gupta age.
‘Abhigyanshakuntalam’ ‘Meghdoot’ ‘Ritusanhar’ are some of the major works of Kalidas.
Kamsutra is a famous book on Sexology written by Vatsyayan.
Vaibhashik and Sanghbhadra were the two Acharyas (teachers) of the Gupta age who wrote the literature of the Vaibhashik sect.
In the Gupta age, the land was donated only to the Brahmans. The land donated to Brahmans was called Brahmdeya.
A definite portion of the produce from agricultural land was charged as the land tax by the State. It was called Bhag tax. Generally it was charged in kind.
The women who remained unmarried throughout their life and passed their time in studies were called Brahmavadinis.
Sheelbhattarika was an educated and worthy woman of the Gupta age.
In Gupta age the land tax was known as ‘Udrang’.
The slave system was practised in the Gupta age.
Svapnavasavadattam (The dream of Vasavadatta) is a Sanskrit play in six acts written by the ancient Indian poet Bhasa. It is probably the best known of Bhāsa's works.