Plot. The film begins with Saint Viswamitra and Menaka leaving a newborn baby in the forest, Kanva Maharshi finds the baby surrounded by birds, therefore, she is named Sakunthala and raises her. Once King Dushyanta encounters Sakunthala while hunting, he loves and marries her as per the Gandharva marriage.Before returning, Dushyanta gives his royal ring to Sakunthala …

Literature. According to the Mahabharata (Adi Parva), Bharata was the son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala and thus a descendant of the Lunar dynasty of the Kshatriya Varna. He was originally named Sarvadamana ("the subduer of all"); the Mahābhārata traces the events in his life by which he came to be known as Bharata ("the cherished"). Bharata's exploits as a child …

Shakuntala Patra-lekhan is an 1876 painting by Raja Ravi Varma. The work depicts Shakuntala laying on grass, writing a letter to her lover Dushyanta. The work had won praise for Ravi Varma when it was presented at the Madras Fine Arts Exhibition of 1876. ...

Kālidāsa (fl. 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Vedas, the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata and the Purāṇas. His surviving works consist of three plays, two epic poems and two shorter poems. Much about his life is unknown except what can be …

Digangana Suryavanshi (born 15 October 1997) is an Indian actor, singer and author who is known from Hindi and Telugu films. Suryavanshi debuted her career in Hindi television and went on to appear in films. Her breakthrough role was 'Veera' in the StarPlus TV series Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera. She also was in the reality show Bigg Boss 9 in 2015. Her Hindi film debut was …

Dushyanta (Sanskrit: दुष्यन्त, romanized: Duṣyanta) is a king of the Chandravamsha (Lunar) dynasty featured in Hindu literature.He is the husband of Shakuntala and the father of Bharata.He appears in the Mahabharata and in Kalidasa's play, Abhijnanashakuntalam (c. 300 CE).

Raja Dushyanta going to hunt in a forest happens upon a beautiful maiden, her name was Shakuntala. Raja instantly falls in love with her. He gives her a ring as a symbol of his affection and commitment to marry. After return, Raja has an attack of amnesia and Shakuntala loses the ring in a lake, so she could not convince him of who she is. Cast

The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects.Performing arts include a range of disciplines which are performed in front of a live audience, including theatre, music, and dance.

Mahabharat is an Indian Hindi-language epic television series based on the ancient Sanskrit epic of the same title.The original airing consisted of a total of 94 episodes and were broadcast from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990 on Doordarshan. It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by his son, Ravi Chopra. The music was composed by Raj Kamal.The script was written by Pandit …

Bedeutung. Große indische Dichter, wie z. B. Kalidasa, haben immer wieder auf das Mahabharata sowie auf das Ramayana, das zweite große Volksepos Indiens, zurückgegriffen.Die Epen bilden zusammen mit den Puranas und anderen Werken als Bestandteile der Smritis den Kern der hinduistischen Überlieferung. Den bedeutendsten philosophischen Text des …

The term Indian classical drama refers to the tradition of dramatic literature and performance in ancient India.The roots of drama in the Indian subcontinent can be traced back to the Rigveda (1200-1500 BCE), which contains a number of hymns in the form of dialogues, or even scenes, as well as hymns that make use of other literary forms such as animal fables However, Indian …

Sunny Singh Nijjar (born 6 October 1985) is an Indian actor and model who works in Hindi films. He made his film debut with a brief role in Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011), followed by a role in Akaash Vani (2013). His first commercial success was the buddy film Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (2015), and his highest-grossing release came in 2018 with the romantic comedy Sonu Ke Titu …

Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian International Movie Awards and two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards.She has established herself as one of the leading …

Dhool (transl. Fantastic) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani.The film stars Vikram, Jyothika and Reema Sen. Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala, and Pasupathy, among others, play important roles.Produced by A. M. Rathnam at a cost of ₹ 7 crore, the film had music composed by Vidyasagar and released on 10 January …