Chitra (play)

Chitra
Written byRabindranath Tagore
Characters
  • Madana
  • Villagers
  • Arjuna
  • Chitra
  • Vasanta

Chitra is a one-act play written by Rabindranath Tagore, first published in English in 1913 by the India Society of London.[1] The play adapts part of the story from the Mahabharata and centers upon the character of Chitrangada, a female warrior who tries to attract the attention of Arjuna. Chitra has been performed worldwide and has been adapted into several different formats, such as dance.[2]

  1. ^ Shaw, Albert (1914). Review of Reviews and World's Work, Volume 49. Review of Reviews company. p. 503. Chitra Rabindranath Tagore.
  2. ^ CHOWDURIE, TAPATI (June 9, 2011). "In step with Tagore". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 August 2013.