Shakuntala is a narrative of a young girl born and brought up in the forests, her marriage with a king, followed by the king denying the marriage, Shakuntala regaining her status as queen, giving birth to a son after whom our country is named Bharat. Originally found in the Mahabharata, famous poet Kalidasa wrote a play, Abhigyanasakuntalam during the 4th - 5th century C.E.
Abanindranath Tagore, rewrote some classic stories for the children of Bengal, during 19th century. Here is a translation of Abanindranath Tagore's Shakuntala in English.
Bulu Mukhopadhyay (b.1961), is Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, New Alipore College, Kolkata. Her translation of Pagla Dasu, by Sukumar Ray, the noted writer of children's literature in Bengali is published by Avenel press, Dasu the Crazy Boy. She has also contributed to the English translation of Anthology of Bengali Short Stories, published by Sahitya Akademi, edited by Sanjukta Dasgupta.
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