INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Abhigyan Shakuntalam or Shakuntala is a Sanskrit play written by the famous poet Kalidasa. This play dramatized the story of Shakuntala told in Mahabharata. Thus the correct option is C.

Detailed explanation-2: -Malavikagnimitra: It is the Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa in the 5th-century CE. It narrates the love story of King Agnimitra, the Shunga Emperor at Vidisha. Agnimitra was the son of Pushyamitra Shunga, founder of the Sunga dynasty.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mālavikāgnimitram (Sanskrit, meaning Mālavikā and Agnimitra) is a Sanskrit play by Kālidāsa. Based on some events of the reign of Pushyamitra Shunga, it is his first play. Mālavikāgnimitram tells the story of the love of Agnimitra, the Shunga Emperor at Vidisha, for the beautiful handmaiden of his chief queen.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main Protagonist of Kalidasa’s Malvikagnimitram is Agnimitra Sunga.

Detailed explanation-5: -Origin of Sunga Dynasty Some of the sources which furnish details about the Sunga dynasty are as follows: Gargi-Samhita. The Divyavadana. The Malavikagnimitram of Kalidasa.