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This paper aims at studying similes in the dramas of Sanskrit poet/dramatist Kalidasa. Kalidasa is India's national poet/dramatist who may be considered a universal poet of nature, love and humanism. He belonged to Golden age of ancient India, marked by the culmination of Brahminical renaissance(the reign of the king Chandragupta 375-416 A.D). There is only assumption about Kalidasa's age. Perhaps, he remained in fifth century B.C. Though the historians differ in this matter, the tradition that Kalidasa inherited was an integral and a complete. Kalidasa gave the beautiful manifestation of that tradition and culture. His dramas and other works are the reflection of his great poetic vision and dramatic craftsmanship As Shakespeare is the representative poet/dramatist of the Elizabethan era, Kalidasa is also a representative of the ancient India. The culmination of Kalidasa's poetic achievement shows a vision of life that is permeated with serenity along with the aesthetic beauty. Kalidasa wrote seven works - two epics Raghuvansham and Kumarsambhavam, two long poems - Ritusanhara and Meghadutam and three dramas - Malavikgnimitram, Vikramorvasiyam and Abhijnana Sakuntalam. Kalidasa's use of simile reveals his power of imagination aesthetic taste and keen observation of life and nature. His similes cover a wide range of objects ranging from the sun to a lamp and from the elephant to an ant. His similes are mostly drawn from nature. This paper intends to make a study of similes used by Kalidasa in his play Abhijnana Sakuntalam.