Kalidasa - the grate poet
Kalidasa, the world famous Indian poet lived during the first half of the fifth century is known as an era of brilliant achievement in Literature, science and the art.
The play Shakuntala is considered as the greatest literary text written by him in the Sanskrit language. Meghadutha and Irushu Sanhara are two other text composed by this great poet, Kalidasa.
Shakuntala
The play Shakuntala is woven around the love and life of an extremely beautiful maiden. She was the daughter of the goddess (apsara) Menaka and Kashyapa, an erudite rishi.
Shakuntala was brought up in the forest by kanva rishi. She spent her time amidst nature among flower, birds, trees and animals. She had a happy childhood with her friends Anasuya, Priyanwada and other companions-the disciple of Kanva rishi, her foster father.
Prince Dhumantha, a handsome young man saw her and was truck by her beauty. It was a most unexpected meeting.
The prince sought the hand of this beauty. The story of their love is famous in India Literature.
The most emotional moment of the play emerges when Shakuntala bade farewell to her beloved companion, who had been with her, and all the animate and inanimate things. The play bring to focus the stilled voice of the birds, the immobility of the jungle as they share with her the sorrow of parting. Kanva rishi though an ascetic could not bear to part with his adopted daughter. She bade farewell to the does, the deer, the rabbits, the trees, the flowers and the pond that she intensely loved.
Some of the most poignant lines in the play are, when Kanva rishi reflects how laymen can bear to separate from their daughters, to whom they have given their life and blood. Kanva rishi found it very difficult to face this situation of Sakuntala leaving him.
The play highlight the strong bond between a foster father and his adopted daughter.
The play Shakuntala is considered as the greatest literary text written by him in the Sanskrit language. Meghadutha and Irushu Sanhara are two other text composed by this great poet, Kalidasa.
Shakuntala
The play Shakuntala is woven around the love and life of an extremely beautiful maiden. She was the daughter of the goddess (apsara) Menaka and Kashyapa, an erudite rishi.
Shakuntala was brought up in the forest by kanva rishi. She spent her time amidst nature among flower, birds, trees and animals. She had a happy childhood with her friends Anasuya, Priyanwada and other companions-the disciple of Kanva rishi, her foster father.
Prince Dhumantha, a handsome young man saw her and was truck by her beauty. It was a most unexpected meeting.
The prince sought the hand of this beauty. The story of their love is famous in India Literature.
The most emotional moment of the play emerges when Shakuntala bade farewell to her beloved companion, who had been with her, and all the animate and inanimate things. The play bring to focus the stilled voice of the birds, the immobility of the jungle as they share with her the sorrow of parting. Kanva rishi though an ascetic could not bear to part with his adopted daughter. She bade farewell to the does, the deer, the rabbits, the trees, the flowers and the pond that she intensely loved.
Some of the most poignant lines in the play are, when Kanva rishi reflects how laymen can bear to separate from their daughters, to whom they have given their life and blood. Kanva rishi found it very difficult to face this situation of Sakuntala leaving him.
The play highlight the strong bond between a foster father and his adopted daughter.
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