Indian Literature

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From the four Vedas and classical Sanskrit works (Kalidasa, the epics) to Sangam literature in Tamil, Indo-Persian chronicles, and modern regional literature — including Rabindranath Tagore's 1913 Nobel Prize for Gitanjali.

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4 Vedas = oldest Indian texts; Kalidasa = leading Sanskrit poet.
Sangam literature (Tamil) = early secular Indian literature.
Tagore (1913 Nobel) = first non-European Literature laureate.

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Vedic → Sanskrit classical → Sangam → Persian → Modern regional literature.