Chitrangada chakraborty biography

Today I can only offer you Chitra, the daughter of a king” and to this Arjuna Tagore is known for his aesthetic and pantheistic attitude and his spiritually inclined mind.

The source for this play is Mahabharata – an episode from Arjuna’s life during his vanvaas (forest life exile).

Chitrangada chakraborty biography

This small episode is made beautiful (by) the hands of Tagore. It has answers to some intriguing aesthetic questions as to what is Love and Beauty, is Beauty ethereal, is Love instigated by the beautiful and is Love and Beauty same words for one feeling.

Chitrangada (Chitra) is the daughter of Chitravahaana, not so very beautiful, brought up as prince would have been (very manly).

To quote “I know no feminine wiles for winning hearts. My hands are strong to bend the bow” .

Chitrangada chakraborty biography in hindi

One day in the forest she meets Arjuna (in man’s attire) and falls in love in with him. She wants to serve him as a man but Arjuna does not comply. Then with the help of