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कंपण द्वितीय का उत्तराधिकारी देवराय प्रथम था और उसका पुत्र विख्यात देवराय द्वितीय अथवा प्रौढ़देवराय था जो प्रौढप्रतापी’ की उपाधि से सम्मानित था। उसने बचे हुए दुश्मनों का सफलतापूर्वक मुकाबला किया। उसने विजयनगर साम्राज्य की सीमाओं को और सुदृढ़ करते हुए नौसेना की शक्ति को भी बढ़ाया । उसने गोवा तक फैले समुद्री तट को पुनर्जीवित कर नये बंदरगाह तथा मालगोदामों का निर्माण करवाया। उसकी सेना का नेतृत्व आक्रामक लकण्ण दण्डेश कर रहा था। उसने पूरे साम्राज्य में एक नव चेतना का जागरण अभियान चलाकर लोगों को जागृत किया। उसने कला, साहित्य, धर्मशास्त्रों तथा विद्वानों को प्रश्रय तथा

We can gather quite a few biographical details about Viśākhadatta from the prastāvanā of his play Mudrārākṣasa; he was the grandson of Vaṭeśvara-datta and the son of Bhāskara-datta (or Pṛthu). However, it is quite difficult to ascertain who these men were and where they lived; it is also challenging to arrive at a fair estimate of the period in which they existed. The bharata-vākya of the play reads –

vārāhīm-ātmayonestanumavanavidhāvāsthitasyānurūpāṃ

An important segment in the present volume is a set of articles that narrates and analyses the political-reform movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan. In these essays DVG has pinpointed the job cut out for the political reformer: 

Unlike in the epic, Duṣyanta in the play, does not seek to marry Śakuntalā in a hurry. Kālidāsa introduces Śakuntalā to Duṣyanta little by little; the poet has displayed great amount of finesse, decorum, and dignity in introducing his characters;[1] he has created an occasion for their acquaintance to gradually blossom into romantic love; having said this, we are not trying to say that the story slows down; in a short span of a few acts, Kālidāsa brings together a lot of information; many incidents take place in rapid succession.