Digital Rare Book:
Kalidasa's Sakuntala, an ancient Hindu drama
Critically edited, in the original Sanskrit and Prakrit of the Bengali recension by the late Richard Pischel
Published by Harvard University in Cambridge - 1922
In Sanskrit

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Image:
The sage Durvasa chastises Śakuntalā for being lost in fantasy about her lover. This is an episode from the Mahabharata that was then expanded in a Sanskrit play by Kalidasa.
Colour lithograph
Printed by: Chore Bagan Art Studio biography
Date1895 (circa)
Printed in: Calcutta

The Chore Bagan studio produced popular prints for the mass market comparable to those being created at the larger Calcutta Art Studio. Lithography was gaining momentum as a medium for picture production in the 1870s, and the Chore Bagan studio, located in Bhoobun Bannerjee’s Lane, Calcutta, was active in the 1880s and 1890s. Images produced include depictions of Kali, the fight between Rama and Ravana, as well as prints depicting the followers of Chaitanya. Hand-written captions in English have been added to the Bengali letter-press of the majority (some letterpress also in Hindi). The majority of the prints in this album were produced in Calcutta and reflect Bengal devotional cults; the final four prints were published by the Ravi Varma Press from Lonavla, c. 1910.

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