Author(s)

Tshe-brtan ¹, Tsering Gyang'dzoms ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
² Sichuan Minzu College, Kangding, Ganzi, 626001, China

Corresponding Author

Tshe-brtan

ABSTRACT

In an era characterised by increasingly frequent global cultural exchanges and growing concern over ecological crises, the cross-cultural interpretation of classical literary works and the exploration of their contemporary relevance have emerged as significant directions in academic research. Kalidasa's Cloud Messenger is widely regarded as a seminal work in the realm of classical Sanskrit literature in India. This poem represents the pinnacle of Indian epic lyric poetry and is also imbued with rich cultural significance and ecological wisdom. To date, the academic research on The Cloud Messenger has been disseminated across a variety of disciplines, encompassing domains such as literature, culture, and translation. However, the work is not without its flaws; it still suffers from fragmentation and insufficient depth in certain areas. For instance, there remains room for improvement in systematically interpreting ecological concepts and comprehensively comparing different translations. Conducting a literature review on Yunshi has the potential to advance the refinement of classical literary studies theory in several ways. Firstly, it traces the evolution of research in this area, integrating fragmented scholarly perspectives to construct a more systematic research framework. Conversely, exploring its ecological concepts and cultural values can offer valuable insights for contemporary ecological literary creation and cross-cultural communication practices, holding significant theoretical and practical value.

KEYWORDS

The Cloud Messenger; Kalidasa; Ecological Concept

CITE THIS PAPER

Tshe-brtan, Tsering Gyang'dzoms, Research Progress and Review of the Cloud Messenger. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2025) Vol. 7: 60-64. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2025.070407.

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