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Literature in India During British Rule

Literature in India During British Rule! 1. Bengali Literature: Before the impact of the West, the Bengali literature had two distinct sources—that of the learned and the well-to-do, and of the common people. The aristocratic type of literature, that is the former type, was patronised by the Courts, the Chiefs, the landlords. The poets who wrote for the common people [...]

By |2015-09-01T18:21:50+05:30September 1, 2015|Literature|Comments Off on Literature in India During British Rule

Indian Literature: Top 15 Branches of Indian Literature

The top fifteen branches of Indian Literature are: 1. Assamese Literature 2. Oriya Literature 3. Marathi Literature 4. Gujarati Literature 5. Hindi Literature 6. Sanskrit Literature 7. Arabic Literature 8. Persian Literature 9. Urdu Literature 10. Punjabi Literature and Others. Branch # 1. Assamese Literature: During the period under discussion Sankaradeva about whom reference has already been made, ushered in [...]

By |2015-08-24T08:20:45+05:30August 20, 2015|Literature|Comments Off on Indian Literature: Top 15 Branches of Indian Literature

Literature during the Mughal Period

The Mughal period produced a vast literature. This was possible because the Mughal emperors were great patrons of literature. Apart from Persian and Hindi literature, Bengali and Punjabi literature also made strides. Some of the important source books in history were written. Babur and literary activities: Babur whose mother-tongue was Turkish wrote his 'Tuzak-i-Baburi' (Memories of Babur) in Turki. During [...]

By |2015-08-08T09:30:17+05:30November 29, 2014|History of India|Comments Off on Literature during the Mughal Period
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