Chitra A Play In One Act by Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore’s Chitra is a poetic one-act play exploring love, identity, and feminine strength through the story of a warrior princess who must choose between illusion and truth.

• A lyrical one-act play blending Indian mythology and modern drama

• Explores gender roles, love, identity, and truth through a feminist lens

• Based on a story from the Mahabharata, yet reinterpreted with poetic insight

• Translated by Tagore himself, preserving the depth and rhythm of his original vision

• Internationally celebrated—a part of world literature and South Asian classics

• Features a rare female warrior heroine, both strong and emotionally complex

• Written by India’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature