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Lesson 1.3 (Indian) Flashcards

1
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This refers to the body of literature that is written and produced in India.

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Indian literature

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An oral tradition produced the Vedic holy text.

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Sanskrit literature

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A two great books considered as the longest epic in the world, and sources for countless literary

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Mahabharata and Ramayana

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4
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Produced his Sanskrit grammar

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400 BC Panini

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5
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Prakrits being used in literature

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Second century AD

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It is used in a religious context by a priest.

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Middle Ages Sanskrit

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It is a form of lyrical folk song and notable exponents of the form

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Ghazal

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8
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It is established English-language schooling for Indians.

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Macaulay

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Who introduced black verse in sonnets into Indian poetry?

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Michael Madhusudan Dutt and Jayashankar Prasad

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10
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He developed a utilitarian prose style

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Arunachala Kavi

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11
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Who wrote the first plays modeled on Western Drama?

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Madhusudan Dutt

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He introduced the short story to vernacular writing in India and he is the first novel laureate.

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Rabindranath Tagore

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13
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Who were the major poets of the Indian period?

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Laksminath Bezbarua and Muhammad Iqbal

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The history of Indian Literature falls into two periods, what are those?

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Vedic period and Sanskrit period

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What are the secular works in Indian literature?

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epics and dramas

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What are some of the notable dramas in Indian literature?

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The toy clay cart
Sakuntala or the fatal ring
Jatakas
Panchatantra
Hitopdesa
Sukasaptati

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17
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What are the sacred writings in Indian literature?

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The Vedas Collection of Sanskrit hymns; and
The Upanishads

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18
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What are some of the notable epics in Indian literature?

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Mahabharata
Bhagavad gita
Nala and Damayanti
Ramayana

19
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This writing means the inner or mystic teaching that was passed down from guru (teacher) to disciple (student).

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The Upanishads

20
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He is a notable Indian writer considered to be the ‘Hindu Shakespeare.’

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Kalidasa

21
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During 1500 BCE, it introduced the birth of Indian literary works written in Sanskrit.

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Veda

22
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The hallmark writing such as __, __, and __ are the roots of Indian literature.

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Veda
The Brahmanas; and
The Upanishads

23
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This is one of the great epic poems of ancient India written in Sanskrit attributed to the great sage Veda Vyasa.

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Mahabharata

24
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What is the great sage that is also known as ‘Krsna Dvaipayana.’

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Veda Vyasa

25
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This work is contained in the Mahabharata about a dialogue between Krishna and the hero Arjuna on the meaning of life.

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Bhagavad Gita (song of God)

26
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This is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and is an important part of the Hindu canon.

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Ramayana

27
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How many verses in seven cantos (karnas) does the Ramayana have?

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24,000 verses

28
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This epic story is about the battle of one family over a kingdom in northern India.

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Mahabharata

29
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This tells the story of a prince, Rama of Ayodhya, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon (Rakshasa) king of Lanka, Ravana.

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Ramayana

30
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How many words does the Mahabharata have?

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1.8 million

31
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It is one of the most important literary works in ancient India that has an impact on art and culture in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

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Ramayana

32
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Who are some of the notable authors in Indian literature?

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Rabindranath Tagore
Dhanpat Rai Srivastava
Raja Rao
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan (R. K. Narayan)

33
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He is a Bengali poet referred as the ‘Bard of Bengal’.

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Rabindranath Tagore

34
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What is Tagore’s work that gave him a 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature?

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The English Gitanjali (Song Offerings)

35
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It is a collection of devotional songs to the supreme.

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The English Gitanjali (Song Offerings)

36
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He is a towering figure of world literature and the most famous modern Indian poet.

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Rabindranath Tagore

37
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He is known by his pseudonym ‘Prem Chand’, and is a famous writer of modern Hindustani literature.

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Dhanpat Rai Srivastava

38
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He pioneered in adapting Indian themes to Western literary styles.

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Dhanpat Rai Srivastava

39
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What is Prem Chand’s work that is the most popular Hindi novel and considered as one of the greatest Hindi Novels of modern Indian literature?

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Godaan (Cow Donation)

40
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He is an Indian novels and short stories writer in the English language

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Raja Rao

41
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What is Rao’s famous novel that won him a Sahitya Akademi Award? It is a semi-autobiographical account of the narrator.

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The Serpent and the Rope

42
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He is an Indian writer who won the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

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Raja Rao

43
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He is one of the finest Indian authors in the English language

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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan (R. K. Narayan)

44
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What does Narayan wrote that won Sahitya Award-winning novel which was adapted for film and Broadway.

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