A pioneer of Sanskrit literature, Kalidasa lived between the 4th and 5th centuries CE during the Gupta Empire. His works, including Shakuntala, Meghaduta, Raghuvamsa, and Kumarasambhava ...

The play begins with a discussion on how Kalidasa portrayed the plight and oppression of women in his time, and was brave enough to name his play after the female protagonist, Shakuntala.

That’s perhaps why, his 27th ensemble work is the retelling of Kalidasa’s timeless work, Shakuntala. The tragic love story of Shakuntalam and Dushyantan in Sakuntalam: A Dance Musical ...

In the pain of losing her beloved, Shakuntala retreats into the forest to live the life of a recluse. Fabled Indian poet Kalidasa rewrote the story of Shakuntala in his play The sign of Shakuntala ...

The film Dewi Murni is an adaptation of Kalidasa’s Shakuntala. This is established through the identification of chronological events that are similar to the story of Shakuntala authored by ...