Mahakavi Kalidasa
Mahakavi Kalidasa () is 1955 Indian Kannada film directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry, in his debut direction.The movie is based on the legends of the poet Kālidāsa. It stars Honnappa Bhagavatar as Kālidāsa, a Sanskrit poet who lived during the 4th and 5th Century CE. It tells the story about how he, aristocratic young man cursed by his guru with ignorance, goes on to become a great poet. B. Raghavendra Rao, Narasimharaju and B. Saroja Devi, in her first film, feature in supporting roles.
Karui
Kavishekhar Kalidas Roy (1889–1975) was born in this village. He was a poet of the Tagore era of Bengali literature. His poetry was specially influenced by Vaishnava thoughts. "Chhatradhara" (The Stream of Students), one of his famous poems, describes a teacher's appreciation of his interaction with students. Beside Bengali he also wrote in Arabic and Persian.