Chitra a Play in One Act

Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European writer to win the coveted Nobel Prize in literature. Today he continues to be one of the most important and influential voices in World literature. His works instill a vivid stimulation of the imagination in his readers across the world. Chitra is a one-act play written by Rabindranath Tagore first published in English in 1913. 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. The play has been described as the crown of this first half of the poet's career.