Chitrangada (play)
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| File:চিত্রাঙ্গদা - রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর.pdf Title page of a Bengali version by Visvabharati | |
| Author | Rabindranath Tagore |
|---|---|
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre | Dance drama |
| Published | 1892 |
| Publication place | British India |
Published in 1892, Chitrangada is a dance-drama, i.e. a Nritya-Nāṭya (Bengali: নৃত্যনাট্য) written by Rabindranath Tagore. The drama is based on the story of Chitrāngadā (IAST: Citrāṅgadā), the mythological princess of the Kingdom of Manipur and one of the wives of Arjuna according to the Mahabharata.[1]
References
- ↑ Mittal, J.P. (2006). History of Ancient India. Vol. 2. India: Atlantic Publishers and Dist. p. 493. ISBN 8126906170.