Chandragupt / Jaishankar Prasad

चंद्रगुप्त / जयशंकर प्रसाद By:

Prasad, Jaishankar [Author]

Language: Hindi Publication details: Prayagraj : Lokbharti Prakashan, 2024.Description: 176 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:

9789383522316 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Hindi drama

DDC classification:

891.432 PRA/C

Summary: Jaishankar Prasad was born on 30th January 1890, in Sarai Goverdhan village of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He received his early education in Varanasi itself. Later on, he was educated at home in Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu and Persian languages. Being an eminent Hindi poet, dramatist and a novelist, Prasad was a multi-faceted personality. He was awarded for his achievements throughout his life. He died of tuberculosis in Varanasi on 15th November 1937. Chandragupta is Jaishankar’s prominent play. It is a play about the rise of Mauryan Empire founder Chandragupta Maurya and the fall of King Dhana Nanda, the ruler of superpower Magadh. Also, it is a story about Chanakya’s revenge and his beliefs.

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Holdings
Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Rajbhasha Book (Hindi)	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	RB		891.432 PRA/C (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			RB1511

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Jaishankar Prasad was born on 30th January 1890, in Sarai Goverdhan village of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He received his early education in Varanasi itself. Later on, he was educated at home in Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu and Persian languages. Being an eminent Hindi poet, dramatist and a novelist, Prasad was a multi-faceted personality. He was awarded for his achievements throughout his life. He died of tuberculosis in Varanasi on 15th November 1937. Chandragupta is Jaishankar’s prominent play. It is a play about the rise of Mauryan Empire founder Chandragupta Maurya and the fall of King Dhana Nanda, the ruler of superpower Magadh. Also, it is a story about Chanakya’s revenge and his beliefs.

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