Shakuntala is a play by what Classical Sanskrit writer?
Shakuntala (play) Shakuntala, also known as The Recognition of Shakuntala, The Sign of Shakuntala, and many other variants (Devanagari: अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् – Abhijñānashākuntala), is a Sanskrit play by Kālidāsa, dramatizing the story of Shakuntala told in the epic Mahabharata. It is considered to be the best of Kālidāsa's works. Its date is uncertain, but Kālidāsa is often placed in the period between the 1st century BCE and 4th century CE.
Vinayak Janardan Karandikar Vinayak Janardan Karandikar (Marathi: विनायक जनार्दन करंदीकर ; September 15, 1872 – March 30, 1909) was a major poet of the Marathi language of India. He is considered part of the early twentieth century renaissance in literature and poetry of the Marathi Language in the Indian state of Maharashtra due to his contribution to the revival of ancient poetry forms from Yadava Dynasty Maharashtra.