Chitrangada (play) explained

Chitrangada
Author:Rabindranath Tagore
Language:Bengali
Country:British India
Published:1892
Genre:Dance drama

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mittal, J.P.. History of Ancient India. Atlantic Publishers and Dist.. 2006. 8126906170. 2. India. 493.