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Sakthibhadran

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शक्तिभद्रः
Śaktibhadra
Bornbetween the 7th and 11th centuries
possibly near Kodumon, Adoor, Kerala
DiedDOD unknown
OccupationPlaywright
NationalityIndian
GenreSanskrit drama
SubjectHindu Puranas
Notable worksĀścarya cūṭhāmaṇi

Sakthibhadran (शक्तिभद्रः) was a Classical Sanskrit writer, who lived in ancient Kerala. He wrote Ascharyachoodamani (Devanāgarī: आश्चर्य चूठामणि ),[1] the first Sanskrit drama from South India. He may have been born in Kodumon a village in Adoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala,[2] between the 7th and 11th centuries.[3]

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