Sakuntala: Texts, Readings, Histories
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romila thapar
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272 pages, rs 375
A 25th anniversary reissue of Thapar’s landmark study of Sakuntala, which explores the significance of this classical figure through reading variant versions of the narrative. These include the stories in the Mahabharata, the play by Kalidasa, and the 18th century katha in Braj.
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