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Who is the author of the book 'Rajatarangini'?

A

Banabhatta

B

Kalhana

C

Kalidasa

D

Somadeva

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Kalhana was the author of Rajatarangini (River of Kings), an account of the history fo Kashmir. He wrote the work in Sanskrit between 1148 and 1149.
Banabhatta: Notable work kadambari and harshacharita. Kalidass: Notable Work Abhijnanasakuntalam, Raghuvamsa, Meghaduta, Vikramorvasiyam, Kumarasambhavam. Somadeva : The Kathasaritsagara is a famous 11th-century collection of Indian legends, fairy tales and folk tales as retold in Sanskrit by a Shaiva named Somadeva.
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