Nrusinhavatar

First edition cover page, 1955 (published and edited by Dhirubhai Thaker)
Written by	Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedi
Characters	Hiranyakashipu Queen of Hiranyakashipu Prahalad Vishnu Laxmi Jay and Vijay Shambuk and Hyagriva Narad Indra Kashyap Diti Nrusinh
Date premiered	1899
Original language	Gujarati

Nrusinhavatar (pronounced [nrusĩhavətar]) is one of the two Gujarati plays written by Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedi, the other is Kanta. Written probably in 1896, it recounts the puranic mythological tale of Nrusinhavatar. It was first staged by the Mumbai Gujarati Natak Company in 1899 but was unsuccessful. It was staged again in 1906-07 and became successful. It was edited and published as the book by Dhirubhai Thaker in 1955.^[1]