Studies in Indian Literature and History

Studies in Indian Literature and History Indian literature is vastly conceived to be the oldest in the world. With gigantic cultural diversification, there are approximately two dozen officially recognized languages in India. Over the period of thousands of years, huge literature has been rendered in various languages in India. An element that can also be made prominent is that, a large part of Indian literature concentrates on devotion, drama, poetry and songs, indeed, history of Indian literature, speaks in such similar lines. Sanskrit languages had exclusively dominated the early Indian literary scene, while, languages like Prakrit and Pali too had their chance of fair share, as they were the dialects of the common people. Interestingly enough, it was in fact the Hindu literary traditions. Which have predominated a large part of Indian culture. These traditions are ideally reflected in timeless works like the Vedas (comprising Rig Veda. Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda) and the epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata. Treatises like Vaastu Shastra (architecture), Arthasastra (political science) and Kama Sutra are indeed the true mirror of image of the Indian literary excellence.