Reading Notes: More Ramayana Shakuntala

Shakuntala

Biography: Nine Ideal Indian Women by Sunity Devee. pages 57-81
Image: Dushyanta and Shakuntala 1940 vintage prints
Source: Wikimedia

My inspiration came from reading Shakuntala's story and the part where her husband King Dushyanta fails to remember her. He disowns her and throws her out of the palace. Shakuntala seeks refugee in the forests with her son. Dushyanta remembers all the memories of her once again when a fisherman

returns the royal ring he found to him. The moment he sees it all the memories of her come to him and he sets out to find her. At first, he runs into his son Bharata and once he finds the courage to ask for his mother her finds his dear wife. They reunite and live happily for many years.

Shakuntala is described as a very kind woman who is always with a smile in her face and if always willing to help those around her. Her people adore her and she is always happy to serve them. She also deeply loves her husband and was able to forgive him.

When I first read this story it reminded me of the movie The Vow with Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum which is actually inspired by the true story of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter. In the movie, McAdams's character ends up losing her memory from a car accident and can't remember her husband (Tatum's character). I think it will be fun if we mix up the two stories and take part of both to make a new one. In Shakuntala's story, they have a happy ending as Dashyanta is able to remember her again and they resolve the issue and live happily in love together however in The Vow the ending is more realistic so it will exciting to rewrite the story with not such a happy ending.

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