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  2. Shakuntala (play) - Wikipedia

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    Synopsis. Crying of Shakuntala. The protagonist is Śakuntalā, daughter of the sage Viśvāmitra and the apsara Menakā. Abandoned at birth by her parents, Śakuntalā is reared in the secluded hermitage of the sage Kaṇva, and grows up a comely but innocent maiden. While Kaṇva and the other elders of the hermitage are away on a pilgrimage ...

  3. Andha Yug - Wikipedia

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    Andha Yug (Hindi: अंधा युग, The Age of Blindness or The Blind Age) is a 1953 verse play written in Hindi, by renowned novelist, poet, and playwright Dharamvir Bharati (1926–1997). Set in the last day of the Great Mahabharat war, the five-act tragedy was written in the years following the 1947 partition of India atrocities, as ...

  4. Indian classical drama - Wikipedia

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    The term Indian classical drama refers to the tradition of dramatic literature and performance in ancient India. The roots of drama in the Indian subcontinent can be traced back to the Rigveda (1200-1500 BCE), which contains a number of hymns in the form of dialogues, or even scenes, as well as hymns that make use of other literary forms such ...

  5. Anupamaa - Wikipedia

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    Anupamaa. Anupamaa is an Indian Hindi -language television drama series that premiered on 13 July 2020 on StarPlus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. [3][4] Produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi under the banner of Director's Kut Productions, it is a remake of Star Jalsha 's Bengali series Sreemoyee. [5]

  6. Andher Nagari - Wikipedia

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    Andher Nagari. Andher Nagri is a play written by Indian Hindi writer Bhartendu Harishchandra in 1881. In this 6-act play, with satire, he has shown a king destroyed by his own deeds by an irrational and autocratic government system. Bhartendu composed it in a single day for the Hindu National Theater in Banaras. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

  7. Asoka (2001 film) - Wikipedia

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    As̅oka is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic historical drama film directed and co-written by Santosh Sivan.It is a dramatized version of the early life of emperor Asoka, of the Maurya Empire, who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE.

  8. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Hindi literature (Hindi: हिन्दी साहित्य, hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Hindi languages which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa like Awadhi, and Marwari languages. Hindi literature is composed in three broad styles ...

  9. Mṛcchakatika - Wikipedia

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    The central story is that of a noble but impoverished young Brahmin, Sanskrit: Cārudatta, who falls in love with a wealthy courtesan or nagarvadhu, Sanskrit: Vasantasenā. Despite their mutual affection, however, the couple's lives and love are threatened when a vulgar courtier, Samsthānaka, also known as Shakara, begins to aggressively ...