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UPSC 2021: With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara were famous
(a)Jain monks
(b)playwrights
(c)temple architects
(d)philosophers
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Bhavabhūti (7-8 th c.) is celebrated for Sanskrit dramas such as Uttararamacharita; sources on Jain literary tradition list the 13-century author Hastimalla as a noted dramatist; and Kṣhemeshvara (also called Kṣhemendra/Kṣhemeshwara) was similarly known for Sanskrit plays. All three, therefore, are famous as playwrights. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bhavabhuti?utm_source=openai))
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