In medieval Indian literature the earliest works in many of the languages were sectarian, designed to advance or to celebrate some unorthodox regional belief.

Archer, W. G., The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry (1957) (on order) ... Renou, Louis. Indian Literature. PK 2903 .R543 ... Walsh, William, Indian Literature in English (1990) (on order)

Indian literature. Oral literature in the vernacular languages of India is of great antiquity, but it was not until about the 16th cent. that an extensive written literature appeared.

Several dialects of Hindi have been used in literature. Braj was the ... 1813-46: Maharaja Swati Tirunal Rama Varma(Travancore) composed verses in Hindi along with South Indian languages. 1826:

Basic information about many Indian authors writing in English has been put together at a site in Singapore and compiled by The Week Magazine.

Indian literature, through its umpteen legends and folklore in prehistoric times, is today unanimously recognised and acknowledged as one of the oldest in the world.

His remark understandably peeved proponents of Indian literature in other languages.

AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on Indian literature, Asian Literature. Includes related research links. ... See K. Kripalani, Modern Indian Literature (1970);

NATIVE VOICES:; AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE AT THE GOLDA MEIR LIBRARY ... Shaking the Pumpkin; Traditional Poetry of the Indian North Americas. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1972.

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