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Shakuntala Bhagat FIE (née Joshi 6 February 1933 – 14 October 2012), was the first woman civil engineer in India. [1] Early life. Shakuntala Joshi was the daughter ...
Sambandar, Tamil Shaiva Poet and who was one of the 63 Nayanars who composed 16,000 hymns [257] Sri Sri, Indian poet who is known for his works in Telugu literature and anthology Maha Prasthanam [258] Subramani Bharathi, Tamil poet popularly known as "Mahakavi Bharathi" ("Great Poet Bharathi"), he was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry [259] [260]
Shakuntala (Sanskrit: शकुन्तला, romanized: Śakuntalā) is a heroine in ancient Indian literature, best known for her portrayal in the ancient Sanskrit play Abhijnanashakuntalam (The Recognition of Shakuntala), written by the classical poet Kalidasa in the 4th or 5th century CE.
Agnipureeswarar Temple (also called Thirupugalur temple) in Thirupugalur, a village in Nagapattinam district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Tamil style of architecture , the temple is believed to have been built during the Cholas period in the 10th century.
Upon entering the ashrama, he came across three exquisite girls watering the plants, and became infatuated with Shakuntala, who was one among the trio. After a conversation with the bevy, he learnt that the true parents of Shakuntala were Vishvamitra and Menaka, which made Shakuntala a suitable bride for him due to her Kshatriya parentage.
The Pancha Sabhai Sthalangal (Tamil: பஞ்ச சபை ஸ்தலங்கள், lit. 'Five hall places') refers to the temples of Nataraja, a form of the Hindu god Shiva [1] where he is regarded to have performed the cosmic dance called the Tandava. [2] All these temples are located in Tamil Nadu, India.
Shakuntala Bhagat (1933–2012), civil engineer; Shakuntala Banerjee (born 1973), Indian-German television journalist; Shakuntala Barua (born 1947), Indian actress; Shakuntala Devi (disambiguation) Shakuntala Devi (1929–2013), Indian writer and mental calculator; Sakuntla Devi (born 1972), Indian politician; Shakuntla Khatak (born 1968 ...
Shakuntala was disapproved of as a text for school and college students in the British Raj in the 19th century, as popular Indian literature was deemed, in the words of Charles Trevelyan, to be "marked with the greatest immorality and impurity", and Indian students were thought by colonial administrators to be insufficiently morally and ...