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Different works in the domain of arts and media have been produced at different points of time in history because the legend has been popular since times immemorial. Recognisable works have been listed down as
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The little clay cart (Mrcchakatika) a Hindu drama, attributed to King Shudraka; translated from the original Sanskrit and Prakrits into English prose and verse
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The play was subsequently adapted and performed widely across Europe. Many of the adaptions were titled 'Vasantasena' after the main character.
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An oleographic print by Raja Ravi Varma depicting Vasantasena, the protagonist of the play
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is a fictional character and the protagonist of the iconic Sanskrit play
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Sudraka, Rajah of Magadha; Ryder, Arthur W. (Arthur William) (1905).
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The 19th-century Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma produced an
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Sculpture of Vasantasena kept in National Museum, Delhi
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The Indian painter Raja Ravi Verma made an oleographic print of Vasantasena depicting her the way she has been described in the play Mṛcchakaṭika. She is portrayed as a rich, beautiful and fine lady.
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