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Chitra, a Play in One Act

Rabindranath Tagore

FormatEbook
Published2001
Words6,430
LanguageEnglish
ReadingIncluded
About this book
This one-act play dramatizes an episode from the Mahabharata in which Chitra, a warrior princess of Manipur, seeks the love of the hero Arjuna and confronts questions of beauty, truth, and identity. It suits readers interested in Indian mythology, drama, and Tagore's writing.
Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore, was a British Indian poet, author, playwright, musician, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter, and one of the foremost figures of the Bengal Renaissance. In 1913, Tagore became the first Indian and non-European to win a Nobel Prize in any category, and also the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. A significant moulder of culture within Bengal and the Indian subcontinent, he wrote and composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh.

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