Rabindra Nritya Natya is the group of four dance-dramas composed by

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: ''Chitrangada'', ''Chandalika'', ''Shyama and Shrabangatha''.History of Bengali Literature, Dr. Dulal Chakraborty, July 2007, Bani Bitan. . The principal characteristic of these works is that the story is told entirely through dance and song. The dances included in them were in the dance form created by Tagore. Tagore also included dance in earlier works such as ''Tasher Desh'' (), though these are not regarded as ''Rabindra Nritya Natya''.

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*http://www.tagoreweb.in/Render/ShowContentType.aspx?ct=Plays *http://www.geetabitan.com/ {{West Bengal Culture of Bengal Memorials to Rabindranath Tagore

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