Tagore’s Literary Repertoire

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...

Urdu 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...

Indian Writers in English

Though foreign in its origin, English has been adopted in India as a language of education and literary expression besides being an important medium of communication amongst the people of various regions. The beginning of Indian literature in English is traced to the...

Sindhi 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...

Tamil 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...
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