Shakuntala Shakuntala (Sanskrit: ''Śakuntalā'') is the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the '' Adi Parva'' of the ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata'' and dramatized by many writers, the most famous adaption bein ...

is character from the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. Shakuntala, or variant spellings such as Sacontala or Sakuntala, may refer to: * ''Shakuntala'' (play), by Kalidasa (Sanskrit, 5th century CE or earlier) * ''Shakuntala'' (epic), a poem by Laxmi Prasad Devkota (Nepali, 20th century CE) based on the eponymous play by Kalidasa * ''Sakuntala'' (opera), composed in 1820 by Franz Schubert * ''Shakuntala'' (Raja Ravi Varma), an 1870 epic painting by Raja Ravi Varma * '' a leggenda di

Sakùntala ''La leggenda di Sakùntala'' (titled ''Sakùntala'' in its revised version) is a three-act opera by Franco Alfano, who wrote his own libretto, basing his work on Kālidāsa's 5th-century BC drama '' Shakuntala''. Première, loss, reconstruction ...

'', opera in two versions (1921, 1952) by Franco Alfano * ''Shakuntala'' (1920 film), a 1920 Indian silent film by Suchet Singh * ''Shakuntala'' (1932 film), a 1932 Indian Telugu-language film by Sarvottam Badami * ''

Sakuntalai ''Sakuntalai'' is a 1940 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring M. S. Subbulakshmi and G. N. Balasubramaniam. Plot ''Sakuntalai'' is the story of the mythological queen Shakuntala, whose tale is told in the ''Ma ...

'', 1940 Indian Tamil-language film * ''Shakuntala'' (1943 film), a 1943 Indian costume drama film * ''Shakuntala'' (1965 film), a 1965 Indian Malayalam-language film * ''Sakunthala'' (1966 film), a 1966 Indian Telugu-language mythological film * ''Shakuntala'' (TV series), an Indian television series * ''Sakuntala'' (Claudel), a sculpture by Camille Claudel * '' Sakuntalam'', 2021 Indian Sanskrit-language film * ''

Shaakuntalam ''Shaakuntalam'' is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language historical film written and directed by Gunasekhar. It is produced by Neelima Guna under Gunaa Teamworks and distributed by Sri Venkateswara Creations. Based on a popular play '' Abhigyan ...

'', 2023 Indian film directed by Gunasekhar

People

* Shakuntala Bhagat (1933–2012), civil engineer *

Shakuntala Banerjee Shakuntala Banerjee (born 1973) is a German television journalist and reporter. Life Banerjee was born in 1973 in Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westfalia, West Germany to a German mother and an Indian father. She grew up in Rheydt and ...

(born 1973), Indian-German television journalist *

Shakuntala Barua Shakuntala Barua is an Indian actress. She was born in Kolkata. Filmography * Tonic (film) (2020) * Sahaj Paather Gappo (2016) * Chaap – The Pressure (2013) * Phire Eso Tumi (2012) * Amrita (2012) * Aaro Kachha Kachhi (2012) * Aami Mont ...

(born 1947), Indian actress * Shakuntala Devi (disambiguation) **

Shakuntala Devi Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer". Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of ''The Guinness Book of World Records''. However, ...

(1929–2013), Indian writer and mental calculator ** Sakuntla Devi (born 1972), Indian politician * Shakuntla Khatak (born 1968), Indian politician *

Sakuntala Laguri Sakuntala Laguri is an Indian politician. She was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Keonjhar constituency in Odisha. She is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party. See also * Indian general election, 2014 (Odisha) ...

(born 1980), Indian politician * Sakuntala Panda (1939–2017), Indian writer *

Shakuntala Paranjpye Shakuntalā Parānjpye (17 January 1906 – 3 May 2000) was an Indian writer, actress and a prominent social worker. She was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council during 1958–64, and served as nominated member of, Rajya Sabha (Up ...

(1906–2000), Indian actress *

Sakuntala Narasimhan Sakuntala Narasimhan (born 30 December 1939) is an Indian journalist, consumer rights activist, and classical vocalist from the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana of Hindustani classical music. She was a disciple of Hafeez Ahmed Khan and is the only vocal ...

, Indian classical singer and writer *

Telangana Shakuntala Telangana Shakuntala (27 March 1951 – 14 June 2014) was an Indian actress who worked in the Telugu cinema. She was known chiefly for playing comedy and villainous characters in Tollywood. Her performances in movies like ''Osey Ramulamma'', ' ...

(1951–2014), Indian actress

Other

Shakuntala Park Shakuntala Park is a neighborhood / township in South West Kolkata which lies in the greater Behala region on Biren Roy Road (West). The area falls under Sarsuna pincode area. Location It is reachable through Behala Chowrasta or through Budge ...

, in Kolkata *

Shakuntala Railway Shakuntala Railway was a narrow-gauge railway line between Yavatmal and Achalpur in Maharashtra in central India. History Killick, Nixon and Company, set up in 1857, created the ''Central Provinces Railway Company (CPRC)'' to act as its ...

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