History harish chandra biography of rory gilmore

India offers a unique problem when it comes to literature and literary language. It is difficult to trace the
origin of something like Indian literature because of the multiplicity of traditions that we have in India.
There is no specific origin we can go back to and the longer we go back into the past, the more difficult it
becomes to pinpoint the life and times of authors. Moreover, each part of India has a different history from
that of the other parts of India. So it is practically impossible to give a comprehensive history of the literature
of India. Naturally this makes it difficult to trace the history of translations also in India.
Although we do not have definitive information about dates of composition or identity of authors, we do
certainly know that numerous works on various disciplines were produced in ancient India. The earliest
texts that we know of are the Vedas which are believed to have been composed around BC. One of
the earliest literary texts is the Natyashastra believed to have been written by Bharata any time between
BC and CE. The religious epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata were significant influences. Believed
to have been composed by Valmiki and Vyasa respectively, these epics were orally passed on from one
genera

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