INDIAN LITERATURE

List of Indian Literature Categories

1. Ancient Indian Literature

• Vedic Literature
  • Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda
• Epics
  • Mahabharata, Ramayana
• Puranas
  • Vishnu Purana, Shiva Purana, Bhagavata Purana
• Upanishads
  • Chandogya, Brihadaranyaka
• Sanskrit Dramas and Poems
  • Kalidasa (Shakuntala, Meghaduta)
  • Bhasa (Urubhanga, Svapnavasavadattam)

2. Medieval Indian Literature

• Bhakti Literature
  • Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas (Ramcharitmanas), Surdas
• Sufi Poetry
  • Amir Khusro, Rumi
• Tamil Sangam Literature
  • Tirukkural, Silappatikaram, Manimekalai
• Persian Court Chronicles
  • Akbarnama by Abul Fazl

3. Modern Indian Literature

• Indian Literature in English
  • Rabindranath Tagore (Gitanjali)
  • R.K. Narayan (Malgudi Days)
  • Salman Rushdie (Midnight’s Children)
  • Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things)
• Regional Literature
  • Bengali: Pather Panchali by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
  • Hindi: Godaan by Premchand
  • Tamil: Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki
  • Malayalam: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
  • Kannada: Kuvempu, U.R. Ananthamurthy (Samskara)
  • Telugu: Viswanatha Satyanarayana

4. Contemporary Indian Literature

• English Writers
  • Vikram Seth (A Suitable Boy)
  • Chetan Bhagat (Five Point Someone)
  • Amish Tripathi (Shiva Trilogy)
• Dalit Literature
  • B.R. Ambedkar (Annihilation of Caste)
  • Omprakash Valmiki (Joothan)

5. Folk and Oral Traditions

• Panchatantra
• Hitopadesha
• Jataka Tales
• Alha-Udal (Hindi)
• Padmavat by Malik Muhammad Jayasi

6. Devotional and Religious Literature

• Bhagavad Gita
• Dhammapada (Buddhist)
• Kalpasutra (Jain)
• Persian Poetry
  • Ghalib, Faiz Ahmed Faiz

7. Prize-Winning Literature

• Rabindranath Tagore (Gitanjali, Nobel Prize 1913)
• Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things, Booker Prize 1997)

Salman Rushdie (Midnight’s Children, Booker Prize 1981)