Synopsis The present volume of essays covers a wide range of themes belonging to Kalidasa studies. Although much has been written on Kalidasa, much more remains to be written. In the present volume, the question of the date of Kalidasa has received considerable attention. The papers of Prof. K. Chattopadhyaya relating to the date of Kalidasa and connected issues form a central part of this volume. Well-known scholars, Sanskritists, Historians and Archaeologists have contributed to the volume. These include G.C. Pande, Rewaprasad Dwivedi, Vidya Niwas Misra, R.N. Mishra, M.C. Joshi, Sushmita Pande, B.P. Roy, V.C. Srivastava, V.K. Thakur, Sandhya Mukerjee, T.K. Biswas, Subhash Kak, S.N. Roy and V.D. Misra.