Sakuntala by Kalidasa (c. 400 CE, trans. Michael Coulson 1981) * Sakuntala by Abanindranath Tagore (1895, trans.William Radice 1992) * The story of Sakuntala and King Dushyanta (variously Dushmanta or Duhshanta) is an ancient tale, its origins going back thousands of years to the myths of India. The first known written version appears in a …