literature hard True/False

The plays of the ancient Sanskrit dramatist Bhasa were completely lost for centuries until they were rediscovered in the early 20th century by T. Ganapati Sastri.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Bhasa was known only through references by later critics like Kalidasa until 13 palm-leaf manuscripts of his plays were discovered in Kerala in 1912.

Topic Sanskrit Literature
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