1
Q
cultural giant in South Asia
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India
2
Q
mantras and hymns
A
Veda
3
Q
mantras and hymns
A
Brahamanas
4
Q
meditation, philosophy, and
spiritual knowledge
A
Upanishads
5
Q
notable and famous Indian writer
* poet and dramatist
* known as Hindu Shakespeare
A
Kalidasa
6
Q
Kalidasa’s work
A
Shakuntala
7
Q
Bengali poet, short-story writer, song composer,
playwright, essayist, and painter
* known as the Bard of Bengal and most famous
modern Indian poet
* won the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature
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Rabindranath Tagore
8
Q
The English Gitanjali
A
or song offerings; volume
of poetry and devotional songs to the supreme
