Shakuntala Sakhi

Raja Ravi VarmaCirca 1930

The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation
Bengaluru, India

SHAKUNTALA SAKHI OR SHAKUNTALA AND HER FRIENDS:This print from the Ravi Varma Press derived from a painting by Raja Ravi Varma follows Kalidasa’s Abhijñānaśākuntalam where Kanva brings up Shakuntala in his hermitage. Shakuntala had two companions or friends (sakhis), Anusuya and Priyamvada.

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Title: Shakuntala Sakhi
Creator: Ravi Varma Press Malavli Lonavala, Raja Ravi Varma
Date Created: Circa 1930
Location Created: Malavli Lonavala
Physical Dimensions: 50 x 35 cms
Provenance: The Hemamalini and Ganesh Shivaswamy collection, Bengaluru
Subject Keywords: Raja Ravi Varma, Shakuntala
Rights: The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation, Bengaluru

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