his poem ‘Lockdown’. It is believed the picturesque Ramtek near Nagpur inspired Kalidasa to write the poem. Visualisation of Meghadūta Meghadūta describes several scenes and is a rich source of inspiration for many artists. An example are the drawings by Nana Joshi. Composer Fred Momotenko wrote the composition 'Cloud-Messenger', music for a multimedia performance with recorder, dance, projected animation and electronics in surround audio. The world premiere was at Festival November Music, with Hans Tuerlings (choreography), Jasper Kuipers (animation), Jorge Isaac (blockflutes) and dancers Gilles Viandier and Daniela Lehmann. Adaptations Indian filmmaker Debaki Bose adapted the play into a 1945 film titled Meghdoot. See also Mandākrāntā metre Hamsa-Sandesha Sanskrit literature Sanskrit drama Sandesh Rasak Sandesa Kavya Ashadh Ka Ek Din Editions . 2nd ed 1843 Introduction, text with English verse translation, and assorted footnotes. . Kalidasae Meghaduta et Çringaratilaka: additum est glossariumMeghaduta ; et, Çringaratilaka Sanskrit text, with introduction and some critical notes in Latin. With Sanskrit text, English translation and more extensive notes separately. The Megha Dūta: Or, Cloud Messenger. A prose translation. . German translation. . Hayman's translation, with notes and translation accompanying the Sanskrit text. Exhaustive Notes on the Meghaduta: Comprising Various Readings, the Text with the Commentary of .... Text with Mallinātha's commentary Sanjīvanī. Separate sections for English translation, explanation of Sanskrit phrases, and other notes. Kalidasa's Meghaduta Translations The Meghadūta has been translated many times in many Indian languages. The Bengali poet Buddhadeva Bose translated Meghadūta into Bengali in 1957. Dr. Jogindranath Majumdar translated Meghaduta in Bengali keeping its original 'Mandakranta Metre' for the first time published in 1969 Acharya Dharmanand Jamloki Translated Meghduta in Garhwali and was well known for his work. Moti BA translated Meghduta in Bhojpuri Language. Many Nepali poets such as Jiwanath Updhyaya Adhikari, Shiva Kumar Pradhan, Biswa Raj Adhikari have translated Meghduta in Nepali language Mukhathala G.Arjunan translated Meghaduta in Malayalam keeping its original 'Mandakranta Metre' References External links Text Meghaduta - Transliterated text at GRETIL Translations Translation by Arthur W. Ryder at The Internet Sacred Text Archive Translation by C. John Holcombe (Available as ebook) Partial text of the Megadhuta, with word-for-word translation Illustrated translation by Jaffor Ullah and Joanna Kirkpatrick A literal prose translation Translating Kalidasa with examples from Meghaduta. Megadhuta in Garhwali Translation by Acharya Dharmanand Jamloki. Recordings Dr. Bipin Kumar Jha. Chanted recitation. Sung to music composed by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. (Also here) Recitation of first