It takes the average reader and 26 minutes to read The Story of Shakuntala by Kalidasa (Classical Sanskrit writer)
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Kalidasa probably lived in the fifth century of the Christian era. This date, approximate as it is, must yet be given with considerable hesitation, and is by no means certain. No truly biographical data are preserved about the author, who nevertheless enjoyed a great popularity during his life, and whom the Hindus have ever regarded as the greatest of Sanskrit poets. We are thus confronted with one of the remarkable problems of literary history. For our ignorance is not due to neglect of Kalidasa's writings on the part of his countrymen, but to their strange blindness in regard to the...
The Story of Shakuntala by Kalidasa (Classical Sanskrit writer) is 26 pages long, and a total of 6,656 words.
This makes it 9% the length of the average book. It also has 8% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 36 minutes to read The Story of Shakuntala aloud.
The Story of Shakuntala is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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