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  2. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    Literature of Adi kal (c. before the 15th century CE) was developed in the regions of Kannauj, Delhi, Ajmer stretching up to central India. [4] Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem written by Chand Bardai (1149 – c. 1200), is considered one of the first works in the Bhraj Bhasha literature.Chand Bardai was a court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan, the famous ruler of Delhi and Ajmer during the invasion ...

  3. Ramchandra Shukla - Wikipedia

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    Ram Chandra Shukla (4 October 1884 – 2 February 1941), [1] better known as Acharya Shukla, was an Indian historian of Hindi literature. He is regarded as the first codifier of the history of Hindi literature in a scientific system by using wide, empirical research [2] with scant resources. As an author he is best known for Hindi Sahitya Ka ...

  4. Sisir Kumar Das - Wikipedia

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    Sisir Kumar Das. Sisir Kumar Das (1936–2003) was a linguist, poet, playwright, translator, comparatist and a prolific scholar of Indian literature. [ 1 ] He is considered by many as the " doyen of Indian literary historiographers". [ 2 ] Almost singlehandedly, Das built an integrated history of Indian literature composed of many languages, a ...

  5. Indian literature - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Indian literature refers to the literature produced on the Indian subcontinent until 1947 and in the Republic of India thereafter. The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India has 22 officially recognised languages. Sahitya Akademi, India's highest literary body, also has 24 recognised literary languages.

  6. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), [ 9 ] commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script. It is the official language of India alongside English and the lingua franca of North India.

  7. Kalidasa - Wikipedia

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    Kalidasa. Kālidāsa (Sanskrit: कालिदास, "Servant of Kali "; 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India 's greatest poet and playwright. [1][2] His plays and poetry are primarily based on Hindu Puranas and philosophy.

  8. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature - Wikipedia

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    OCLC. 430192715. The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature is a multi-volume English language encyclopedia of Indian literature published by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters. The idea for the project emerged in the mid-1970s, and three volumes were planned to cover all Indian literature, including that in native vernaculars.

  9. Agyeya - Wikipedia

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    Considered the first anthology of modern Hindi poetry and a milestone in the history of Hindi literature, Tar Saptak gave rise to the Prayogvad (Experimentalism) in Hindi poetry, [3] [10] and established a new trends Hindi poetry, known as Nayi Kavita (New Poetry). [11] [12] Poetry collections. Bhagndoot (1933) Chinta (1942) Ityalam (1946)