Important Points to Remember The Gupta period witnessed a tremendous progress in the field of art, science and literature and on account of this it has been called “a golden age”. The temple at Deogarh near Jhansi and the sculptures in the temple at Garhwas near Allahabad remain important specimen of the Gupta art. The Bhitari monolithic pillar of Skandagupta is also remarkable. The paintings of the Gupta period are seen at Bagh caves near Gwalior. The paintings at Sigiriya in Sri Lanka were highly influenced by the Ajanta style. The Gupta coinage was also remarkable. Samudragupta issued eight types of gold coins. Chandragupta II and his successors had also issued gold, silver and copper coins of different varieties. The Sanskrit language became prominent during the Gupta period. The best of the Sanskrit literature belonged to the Gupta age. Samudragupta, a great poet patronized a number of scholars including Harisena. The court of Chandragupta II was adorned by the celebrated Navratnas. Kalidasa remain the foremost among them. The Panchatantra stories were composed during the Gupta period. The Puranas in their present form were composed during this period. The Mahabharatha and the Ramayana were written in the present form and given final touches and written in the present form during this period. The Gupta period witnessed a brilliant activity in the sphere of mathematics, astronomy, astrology and medicine. Varahamihira composed Pancha Siddhantika, the five astronomical systems. 199 viewsAshish Azad, 14:20
