Option c is the correct answer. Harisena was not the court poet of Harsha, but of Samudragupta, the Gupta emperor. Harsha's court poet was Banabhatta. He wrote the biographical work Harshacharita and the romantic novel Kadambari. Important Tips Ravi Kirti was the court poet of Pulakeshin II, the Chalukya king. He composed the Aihole inscription, which praises Pulakeshin's conquests and achievements. Bhavabhuti was the court poet of Yasovarman of Kannauj, the Varman king. He wrote several Sanskrit plays, such as Malatimadhava and Uttararamacharita. He also participated in a religious assembly organized by Harsha at Kannauj. Dandi was the court poet of Narasimha Varman, the Pallava king. He wrote the famous Sanskrit prose romance Dashakumaracharita and the treatise on poetics Kavyadarsha. He also witnessed the construction of the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram by Narasimha Varman.