Who among the following was the first to translate Kalidasa’s famous work ‘Shakuntala’ into English?
(A) Charles Wilkins
(B) Henry Colebrooke
(C) Johana Wolfgang von Goethe
(D) Sir William Jones
Correct Answer : Sir William Jones
Question Asked : UP UDA/LDA (Mains) 2010
Sir William Jones was the first to translate Kalidasa’s Shakuntala into English.
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