Q83
History of IndiaGupta & Post-Gupta Period
The author of ‘Harshacharit’ was
- a.Nagarjuna
- b.Banabhatta
- c.Aryabhatta
- d.Varahamihir
Answer: (B) Banabhatta
Banabhatta, the court poet of Harshavardhana, wrote the Harshacharita, a biography of Harsha, and the prose romance Kadambari. Nagarjuna was the Buddhist philosopher who founded the Madhyamika school of Mahayana. Aryabhata wrote the Aryabhatiya on mathematics and astronomy. Varahamihira wrote the Brihat Samhita and the Pancha Siddhantika.