India Ancient Insights

LITERATURE B engali L iterature Raja Ram Mohan Roy wrote in Bengali besides English, which gave an impetus to Bengali literature. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar(1820-91) and Akshay Kumar Dutta (1820-86) were two other writers of this early period. Sharat Chandra Chatterji (1876-1938) and RC Dutta, a noted historian and a prose writer, all contributed to the making of Bengali literature.  But the most important name that influenced the whole of India was that of Rabindra Nath Tagore (1861-1941). Novels, dramas, short stories, criticism, music, and essays, all flowed from his pen. He won the Novel Prize for literature in 1913 for the Gitanjali. 

LANGUAGES S anskrit Sanskrit is the mother of many Indian languages. The Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and Dharmasutras are all written in Sanskrit. It is one of the twenty-two languages listed in the Indian Constitution. The Dharmasutras, the Manusmriti, Arthashastra, and Gita Govinda are famous books in Sanskrit. Panini, Kautilya, Kalhana, and Jayadeva are famous writers of Sanskrit. 

 R ELIGION Religion is a collection of belief systems, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to spirituality and sometimes to moral values. Religion is different from private belief in its social character.

THE AGE OF THE GUPTAS The fall of the Kushana empire towards the middle of AD 3rd century led to the establishment of the Empire of Guptas. Their period is generally regarded as the Golden Age Of Hinduism . Guptas belong to the Vaishya caste. Sri Gupta was the founder of the Gupta dynasty. Sri Gupta was followed by his son Ghatotkacha, who was followed by his son Chandragupta. Both use the simple title of Maharaja.