(100) (Meera) The Story In Brief Comments
MEERA (1498-1547)
The life story of Meera was shown in black and white Tamil film somewhere in the year 1976 or so. The famous actress M.S.Subbalakshmi acted as princess Meera and the actor Nagaiah as King Kumbha Rana of Chittor. Even today the songs of M.S.Subbalakshmi in Tamil are very popular. This story attracted me from my young days for the reason that Meera’s character was unique in that one can notice her sincere devotion to the Lord Krishna from her childhood days. Though a princess she was, she faced several hardships through out her life, yet her faith in Krishna was unquestionable. More than that, her captivating melodious songs in Vraja-bhasha, a dialect of Hindi spoken in and around Vrindavan, also sometimes mixed with Rajasthani, are still popular like folk songs even after 500 years.
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Rajaram Ramachandran's vivid stories of ancient personalties have become legendary both in the Eastern and Western worlds. I am sure that the story of Meera will only enhance his reputation.Beautiful work, my poet friend. You are a master story teller. As always, Sandra
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8/3/2025 11:23:28 AM # 1.0.0
this is a story of meera.thank you so much for this information.i really don't have the 'know how' about this..grace