Kalidasas’ Abhigyan Shakuntalam: An Ecocritical Study

Abstract

Aims: The main objective of this paper is to study Indian Sanskrit playwright Kalidas and his classical artistic beauty Abhigyan Shakuntalam from the lens of ecocriticism and ecocritical perspective. Kalidas is a major Sanskrit Playwright. In this modern era of artificial world, when human try to control, tame, and exploit the nature leading to global warming, the play imparts the idea to love our mother nature and protect it. Kalidas put forward the nature never betrays human beings, rather it lifts our sinking spirits. Nature teaches us to interact. From time immemorial nature attracts literary writers and their work also reflects somewhat natural essence. 

Methodology and Approaches: My research paper centres around conducting an ecocritical analysis of Kalidasa’s play “Abhigyan Shakuntalam” within the play, we witness the protagonist Shakuntala, who is full of beautiful virtues and She is also a devoted ardent of nature. The paper focuses how Kalidas has used his poetical power to describe nature in its best manner in the play.

Outcome: The ecocritical perspective in this research paper conveys a special message that we must love our mother nature and try our best to nourish it, the beautiful explanation of nature makes us aware that we must also join hand in hand to love each creature. The Indian sensibility in Abhigyan Shakuntalam is splendorous.

Conclusion and Suggestions: In this research paper, finally we concluded that Kalidas is the best dramatist of Sanskrit. He is nature lover. The play revolves around love, marriage, separation and reunion. In short Abhigyan Shakuntalam is excellent representation of human love and nature love.