Vasantasena

Vasantasena is a fictional character and the protagonist of the iconic Sanskrit play Mṛichchhakatika (The Little Clay Cart) written by Śūdraka.

[1] Mricchakatika was translated in 1826 as The Toy Cart by Horace Hayman Wilson, a surgeon in the East India Company.

The main characters in the play include: Chārudatta : a wealthy noble-man who loses all his wealth due to his philanthropic and altruistic nature and is seriously impoverished.

Vasantasena : a wealthy courtesan(nagarvadhu) who lives a life of utmost luxury but falls in love with Chārudatta for his extremely noble nature.

Recognisable works have been listed down as follows:Utsav is a 1984 Hindi erotic drama film, produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Girish Karnad and is based on this play.

Sculpture of Vasantasena kept in National Museum, Delhi
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.
An oleographic print by Raja Ravi Varma depicting Vasantasena, the protagonist of the play Mṛcchakatika