A lyrical drama based on a story from the Mahabharata where Arjuna falls in love with the daughter of the king of Manipur and her father consents to their marriage on the condition that their son will be his heir.

CHITRA IS ONE THE BEST WORK ON RABINDRANATH TAGORE AS A DRAMATIST. ALTHOUGH HE WAS BEST IN POEM BUT THIS HAS CHANGED HIS TEST TOWARDS LITERATURE. HE BECOME FAMOUS AS A POET ONLY WHEN HE MADE TRANSLATION OF GITANJALI , CONSIDERED TO BE HIS MASTERPIECE ,THIS HAS MADE TAGORE GREAT AND LAURATES FROM WORLDWIDE HAS PAID THERE ATTENTION .