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The Recognition of Sakuntala
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Shakuntala (play).
Further developments
In Koodiyattam, the only surviving ancient Sanskrit theatre tradition, prominent in the state of Kerala in India, performances of Kālidāsa's plays are rare. However, internationally recognised Kutiyattam artist and Natyashastra scholar Nātyāchārya Vidūshakaratnam Padma ShriGuruMāni Mādhava Chākyār has choreographed a Koodiyattam production of The Recognition of Sakuntala.