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1914. A Play in One Act. This lyrical drama was written about twenty-five years ago. It is based on the following story from the Mahabharata. In the course of his wanderings, in fulfillment of a vow of penance, Arjuna came to Manipur. There he saw Chitrangada, the beautiful daughter of Chitravahana, the king of the country. Smitten with her charms, he asked the king for the hand of his daughter in marriage. Chitravahana asked him who he was, and learning that he was Arjuna the Pandara, told him that Prabhanjana, one of his ancestors in the kingly line of Manipur, had long been childless. In order to obtain an heir, he performed severe penances. Pleased with these austerities, the god Shiva gave him this boon, that he and his successors should each have one child. It so happened that the promised child had invariably been a son. He, Chitravahana, was the first to have only a daughter Chitrangada to perpetuate the race. He had, therefore, always treated her as a son and had made her his heir. Continuing, the king said: The one son that will be born to her must be the perpetuator of my race. That son will be the price that I shall demand for this marriage. You can take her, if you like, on this condition. Arjuna promised and took Chitrangada to wife, and lived in her father's capital for three years. When a son was born to them, he embraced her with affection, and taking leave of her and her father, set out again on his travels. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on September 22, 1999. The length of the article is 964 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sister of My Heart.(Review)
Author: Peter Nazareth
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1999
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 73Issue: 4Page: 819

Article Type: Book Review

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on September 22, 2000. The length of the article is 3104 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: RECENT INDIAN ENGLISH POETRY.
Author: Sudeep Sen
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2000
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 74Issue: 4Page: 783

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on January 1, 1998. The length of the article is 516 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Mistress of Spices.(Brief Article)
Author: Lara Merlin
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1998
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: v72Issue: n1Page: p207(1)

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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Reviewing the Mistress
Mistress of Spices starts out somewhat difficult to follow.The first hundred pages seem to jump back and forth because they are introducing the main characters, but after they are all introduced, the book becomes a lot easier to keep up with.The storyline behind it all makes me think that it would be a good ABC movie.I love how the Lonely American (Raven) can see through her aged body and see the real Tilo. After she broke her first Mistress rule, it was almost like she thought, "Well, I'm already in trouble, so I might as well make it worth while..."Then after First Mother visited her and told her she only had three days, i was unable to put the book down.It ended nothing like I had imagined...but I can't tell you the ending or else I'll ruin it.But the book was definately worth reading if you can make it through the first 100 pages.Good Luck! ... Read more