by CulturoAdmin | Apr 25, 2020 | Indian Literature
Manasi, the first collection of Tagore’s poems was published in 1890. As a novelist Tagore portrayed an authentic picture of the upper middle-class life in Bengal in Naukadubi, Chokher-Bali, Gora and Ghare Baire. The last two are interesting studies of the... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 8, 2020 | Indian Literature
by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Indian Literature
The earliest records of the Sindhi language are found in the heroic ballads of Shah Abdul Karim (1538-1625). However, the magnum opus of Sindhi literature is Shah Abdul Latif’s Shah-Jo-Rasalo, which was produced during the 18th century. Sachal (1739-1829) and... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Indian Literature
The earliest Tamil literature goes back to the Sangam period. In ancient times, the assembly or academy of most learned men of Tamil land was called ‘Sangam’ and the literature produced in these assemblies is known as the Sangam literature. The compilation... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Indian Literature
Nannaya’s Mahabharatam (1030 A.D.), which is an adaptation of the Sanskrit Mahabharata, marks the beginning of the Telugu literature. This work, which is rendered in the Campu style, is so chaste and polished and of such a high literary merit that many scholars... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Indian Literature
Urdu writing in its various primitive forms can be traced to Muhammad Urfi (Tadhkirah – 1228 A.D.), Amir Khusro (1259-1325 A.D.) and Kwaja Muhammad Husaini (1318-1422 A.D.). As Urdu started flourishing in the kingdoms of Golconda and Bijapur, the earliest... 