Shakuntala: Who, What, When, Where
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WHO: The play was written by Kalidasa . (Cf. Kalidasa)

WHAT: The play is a drama.

WHEN: The play cannot be dated precisely but all the evidence suggests c. 350 to 500 CE

WHERE: The play was composed in Classical Sanskrit (with certain passages in a Prakrit called Maharashtri) in India.