Shakuntala

This Book Is An English Translation Of The Sanskrit Classic Play Abhijnan Shakuntalam By The Great Poet And Playwright Mahakavi Kalidas Written Around 220 Ce. The Play Is About The Strange Fate Of Shakuntala A Simple Beautiful Ascetic Lady. King Dushyant Meets Her And Falls In Love With Her. They Get Married. After Some Time King Dushyant Returns To His Capital Assuring Her That He Would Soon Send For Her. However Due To The Curse By A Wrathful Sage Durvasa The King Completely Forgets About Her. Humiliated Shakuntala Goes Off Into The Forest To Live By Herself. In Due Course She Gives Birth To A Boy Whom She Names Bharat.. Fortuitously Following Certain Turns Of Events Durvasas Curse Is Removed And The King Remembers All About Shakuntala. He Tries To Find Her But Of No Avail. One Day He Accidentally Meets The Young Boy Bharat In The Forest. The Family Is Thus United And Happily Returns To The Capital. Bharat Grows Up To Become A Great Emperor. . The Original Name Of India Is Bhaarat After His Name. Rama Worshipped By Hindus All Over The World As An Incarnation Of God Was A Descendent (Some 6000-7000 Years Ago) Of Emperor Bharat.