UPSC & Other STATE PSC SSC & BANKING GK- Literature in India

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UPSC Other STATE PSC SSC BANKING GK-
Literature in India

• INTRODUCTION
• The story of Indian Literature extends back over
  more than 5000 years.
• It includes the religious classics of Hinduism,
  Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.
• Apart from that, literature from the courts of
  Indian monarchs, oral poetry and song and modern
  verse and prose expressing contemporary ideas.
• Although each successive generation has added its
  own
• contribution to Indian literature the ancient
  texts are still influential. Until modern times,
  literature usually
• reached its audience through performance and

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• recitation. Religious texts and stories, often of
  enormous length, were memorized and handed down
  orally from one generation to the next. So,
  although about half the population of Southern
  Asia are unable to read or write, the culture of
  the region is highly developed.
• The literature of the Indian subcontinent falls
  into three periods
• The Ancient Period primarily dominated by
  Sanskrit, lasting up to about A.D. 1000
• The Medieval Period From about 1000 A.D to early
  1800 (during which time the regional languages
  developed)
• The Modern Period it is influenced by European
  culture.
• In the first two periods, most literature was in
  verse or in the form of an epigram (a short,
  clever poem), though prose was also used.
• In modern period, the use of prose has become
  fully developed.
• Indian literature has been written in many
  languages. Each language has made its own
  contribution and expressed its uniqueness.
• The literature of a particular language has its
  own
• special form, symbols and nuances. Therefore, it
  is more logical to say that there are as many
  literatures in India as languages which have
  flowered into literature.

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