- King Harshvardhana was a great lover of arts and literature.
- Banabhatta was a gem in the court of this King. He was a great poet and writer.
- Banabhatta composed two famous works in Sanskrit language.
They are :
A. Harshcharita – The biography of King Harshvardhana,
B. Kadambari
- Harshcharita covers a lot about the life of the great King, Harshvardhana.
- King Harshvardhana was also a great writer himself.
- He wrote three plays namely Nagananda, Ratnavali and Priyadarshika.