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Revision note: Indian Literature and Languages through the Ages

  • Rigveda 10 mandalas, 1,028 hymns; Samaveda → music; Upanishads (Brahman–Atman); 6 Vedangas
  • Panini Ashtadhyayi; Kalidasa (Shakuntalam, Meghaduta); Arthashastra; Mudrarakshasa; Harshacharita (Bana); Rajatarangini (Kalhana); Gita Govinda (Jayadeva)
  • Pali Tripitaka; Jain Agamas at Vallabhi; Sangam: Tolkappiyam, Thirukkural, Silappadikaram & Manimekalai
  • Amir Khusrau; Baburnama (Turkish); Akbarnama & Ain-i-Akbari (Abul Fazl); Ramcharitmanas (Tulsidas, Awadhi); Jnaneshwari; Guru Granth Sahib 1604
  • Tagore Nobel 1913; Anandamath 1882; Hind Swaraj 1909
  • 22 languages in Eighth Schedule; 11 classical languages (5 added Oct 2024)
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