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It is also known as chitravina (Sanskrit: चित्रवीणा), chitra veena, chitraveena, chitra vina, hanumad vina and mahanataka vina. Today it is played mainly in South India, though its origins can be traced back to Bharata's Natya Shastra (200 BCE-200 CE), where it is mentioned as a seven string fretless instrument.
Chitra (IAST: Citra, चित्र) is a Sanskrit word that appears in the Vedic texts such as hymns 1.71.1 [note 1] and 6.65.2 of the Rigveda.There, and other texts such as Vajasaneyi Samhita, Taittiriya Samhita, Satapatha Brahmana and Tandya Brahmana, Chitra means "excellent, clear, bright, colored, anything brightly colored that strikes the eye, brilliantly ornamented, extraordinary that ...
Chitra is a one-act play written by Rabindranath Tagore, first published in English in 1913 by the India Society of London. [1] 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 .
[1] [2] It is an ancient umbrella term for numerous Hindu texts that describe arts, crafts, and their design rules, principles and standards. In the context of Hindu temple architecture and sculpture, Shilpa Shastras were manuals for sculpture and Hindu iconography , prescribing among other things, the proportions of a sculptured figure ...
Chitra Bahadur K.C., Nepalese politician; Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born 1956), Indian-American author, poet, and professor of English; Chitra Bharucha (born 1945), former Consultant Haematologist and Vice Chair of the BBC Trust; Chitra Dewi (1934–2008), Indonesian actress; Chitra Ganesh (born 1975), artist based in Brooklyn, New York
Tinkle is an Indian weekly magazine for children in English, published from Mumbai. [1] Originally owned by the India Book House, the Tinkle brand was acquired by ACK (Amar Chitra Katha) Media in 2007. [2]
Savitribai Phule (pronunciation ⓘ; 3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian teacher, social reformer, and poet who was the first female teacher in India. [5] Along with her husband, Jyotiba Phule, in Maharashtra, she played a vital role in improving women's rights in India. She is considered to be the pioneer of India's feminist movement.
The account is described in Rabindranath Tagore's play Chitra, [4] where Tagore depicts Chitrāngadā (she had a maid called Sujata) as a warrior dressed in male clothes. [5] Arjuna fell in love with her on account of her honesty and courage. [3] Arjuna's wanderings, during his period of exile, also took him to the ancient kingdom of Manipura.