South Asian literature

The term "South Asian literature" refers to the literary works of writers from the Indian subcontinent and its diaspora. Countries to which South Asian literature's writers are linked include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Works from Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, and the Maldives are sometimes also included.

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South Asian literature is written in English as well as the many national and regional languages of the region.

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For the literature of South Asian cultures, see:

History of South Asian literature

South Asian literature has some of the earliest recordings of literature dating back to the late Bronze Age. Written in Sanskrit, ‘Rivgeda’ is the oldest recorded sacred Hindu literature, and is the oldest piece of South Asian literature. Rivgeda originated in the region of modern India and Pakistan Punjab.

Due to the nature of early civilisation mostly preserving their literature by verbal transmission, significant amounts of early South Asiain literature was unable to be preserved. This was seen when Indo-aryan groups migrated to parts of the South Asian region and interacted with the Aboriginal tribes of that area. These tribes slowly disappeared as did their literature due to the oral nature of transmission.[1]

Further reading

Post-Independence Voices in South Asian Writings edited by Alamgir Hashmi et al. Islamabad / New Delhi: Alhamra / Doaba, 2001.

References
  1. "South Asian arts - Literature | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.


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