Rabindranath Tagore's Chitra is a thrilling love story that dwells on the concept of feminism, especially in times elders. Chitra, the main character of the play, was deprived of the normal life of a woman and was forced to grow up as a man thanks to her father's insistence. Although Chitra was born a woman, she was raised by her father to become a man because he wanted a son. He taught him and passed on different skills that a man should normally have. Therefore, growing up, she was considered one of the best at riding, hunting, and fighting, she was both feared and respected by the people of her kingdom. However, even though she had achieved all these triumphs in her life, deep down she felt like she was missing something, a part of herself. As she explained: “I don't know any feminine tricks to win hearts. ” meaning that she feels like she is missing the feminine traits, which are her true nature. However, we will later observe how she is the very embodiment of feminism, an embodiment of empowered women. In this moment, we see how Chitra was deprived of her own freedom, not only as a human but also as a woman. She was unable to live the life she was supposed to live simply because her father wanted a son instead of a daughter, and this proves that people in ancient times considered women to be the inferior sex. In the early centuries, men around the world believed that having a son was fortunate, especially for royalty. This is because they want someone from their own descendants to inherit the throne, to become the heir to the kingdom and this would not be possible if they were born a girl. This is probably why Chitra's father, the king, could not accept the fact... middle of paper ... determination not to give up even if faced with defeat or rejection, a proof of how of which she is the image of a resilient woman. Thereafter, Chitra returns to the place where Arjuna resides and as soon as he sees her, he was amazed at her beauty and immediately approached her to start a conversation. When asked what she was looking for, Chitra modestly replied that she was looking for the man of her dreams, a man from the royal house of Kurus named Arjuna. Surprised, Arjuna confesses to her that he is the man she is looking for and she reminds him of the vow of celibacy he took, to which he says he will no longer enforce his vows of chastity for her. Chitra, who was supposed to be delighted with his answer, finds herself terribly unhappy because he doesn't really fall in love with the real her so she returns to Madana and Vasanta..