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Bhagwati Charan Verma (30 August 1903 – 5 October 1981) was a Hindi author. He wrote many novels, his best work was Chitralekha (1934), which was made into two successful Hindi films in 1941 and 1964 respectively.
Jaishankar Prasad (30 January 1889 [1] – 15 November 1937) [3] was a prominent figure in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. Prasad was his pen name. [ 4 ] He was also known as Chhayavadi kavi .
Chitralekha is a 1934 Hindi novel by the Indian novel writer Bhagwati Charan Verma about the philosophy of life, love, sin and virtue.. It is said to be modelled on Anatole France's 1890 novel Thaïs but set in India. [1]
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, a 1914 play by Rabindranath Tagore; Chitra nakshatra, in Hindu astrology, a nakshatra (lunar mansion) corresponding to the constellation Spica; Chitra River, a river in the Narail District of southwestern Bangladesh; Chitrakar, painters and mask makers; Chitra, a 1960 ballet by Niyazi; Chitra, Deoghar, a village in Jharkhand, India
Chitra-kāvyas provided inspiration to the writers and vaggeyakaras to model their works on similar lines. Jayadeva ’s Gita Govinda is an excellent example of Chitra-kāvya . It influenced the development of the uparupaka forms in the succeeding period, and occupies a key position in the history of music and dance.
Varṇam is a type of composition in the Carnatic music system that encapsulates the key features of a raga, and considered as a foundational element in the learning path. . Varnams capture the essence of the ragam in terms of typical swara patterns used, vishesha prayogas, highlighting the main notes (jeeva swaras), e
Pattachitra is one of the ancient artworks of Odisha, originally created for ritual use and as souvenirs for pilgrims to Puri, as well as other temples in Odisha. [9] Patachitras are a component of an ancient Bengali narrative art, originally serving as a visual device during the performance of a song.