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Whom was Ashvaghosha a contemporary of?

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Menander
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Harsha
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Kanishka
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Ashoka
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The correct option is A Kanishka
Ashvaghosha was a philosopher and poet who is considered India’s greatest poet before Kalidasa (5th century) and the father of Sanskrit drama. He popularized the style of Sanskrit poetry known as kavya and eventually was promoted the position of a spiritual counselor in Kanishka’s court at Peshawar.

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