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  2. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    e. Hindi literature ( Hindi: हिन्दी साहित्य, hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Hindi languages which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa like Awadhi, and Marwari languages. Hindi literature is composed in three broad styles ...

  3. Indian English literature - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Indian English literature ( IEL ), also referred to as Indian Writing in English ( IWE ), is the body of work by writers in India who write in the English language but whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India. Its early history began with the works of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio and Michael ...

  4. Katha (storytelling format) - Wikipedia

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    Katha (storytelling format) Katha (or Kathya) is an Indian style of religious storytelling, performances of which are a ritual event in Hinduism. It often involves priest -narrators ( kathavachak or vyas) who recite stories from Hindu religious texts, such as the Puranas, the Ramayana or Bhagavata Purana, followed by a commentary ( Pravachan ).

  5. Doha (Indian literature) - Wikipedia

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    Doha is a lyrical verse-format which was extensively used by Indian poets and bards of North India probably since the beginning of the 6th century AD. Dohas of Kabir, Tulsidas, Raskhan, Rahim and the dohas of Nanak called Sakhis are famous. Satasai of Hindi poet, Bihārī, contains many dohas. Dohas are written even now.

  6. 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.

  7. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Uttar Ādhunik is the post-modernist period of Hindi literature, marked by a questioning of early trends that copied the West as well as the excessive ornamentation of the Chāyāvādī movement, and by a return to simple language and natural themes. Internet. Hindi literature, music, and film have all been

  8. Dalit literature - Wikipedia

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    Dalit literature is a genre of Indian writing that focuses on the lives, experiences, and struggles of the Dalit community, who have faced caste-based oppression and discrimination for centuries. [1] [2] [3] This literature encompasses various Indian languages such as Marathi, Bangla, Hindi, [4] Kannada, Punjabi, [5] Sindhi, Odia and Tamil and ...

  9. Indian literature - Wikipedia

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    Hindi literature started as religious and philosophical poetry in medieval periods in dialects like Avadhi and Brij. The most famous figures from this period are Kabir and Tulsidas. In modern times, the Dehlavi dialect of the Hindi Belt became more prominent than Sanskrit. [citation needed] [verification needed] Gujarati literature