Novels & Writers Flashcards
Ramayana
VALMIKI
Mahabharata
VYASA
Bhagavad Gita
VYASA
KAMBAN
rewrote Ramayana in Tamil
NANNAYYA
modified parts of Mahabharata
TIKKANA
Poet; added the adaptation of Mahabharata by Nannayya
Who are the “three jewels” of Kannada literature?
PAMPA, PONNA & RANNA
Prithviraja-raso
Composed by Hindi poet, CHANDBARDAI.
A ballad about PRITHVIRAJ-III, prince of Chauhan dunasty.
Shah Namah
An epic poem written by FIRDAUSI
Katha-saritasagara
A collection of stories, perhaps the most popular work in Sanskrit.
Vikramanka-deva-charita
BILHANA
Rajatarangini
KALHANA
About history of Kashmir, written in 12th century.
Gita Govinda
JAYADEVA
A poem on theme of the love of Radha and Krishna
POTHANA
A Telugu writer
Haravilasa
A poem in honour of Shiva; written by Telugu poet SRINADHA
Padmavat
MALIK MUHAMMAD; its famous in Hindi
VIDYAPATI
A Maithili poet
AMIR KHUSRAO
wrote most of his poetry in Persian but theme was often his love for India and his pride in being Indian.
Akabarnama
“the life of Akbar” - written by ABUL FAIZI in Persian
Ain-i-Akbari
A famous section of Akbarnama - deals with laws and revenue system of the Mughal Empire and describes the condition of the country.
Famous Hindi poets during Akbar’s reign?
Vallabhacharya
Keshavadasa
Rahim
Tulsidas
dohas
Couplets written by RAHIM - are still recited today
Ramacharitamanas
Story of Ramayana written by TULSIDAS
Who was TANSEN?
A famous singer in the court of Akbar.
He enriched the Hindustani music by making additions in the style of singing many of the Ragas.
One of the most popular raga was Raga Darbari –> composed especially for Akbar
What are the two forms of Hindi?
Avadhi & Braj
What is ‘nastaliq’?
Persian script
Who was SURDAS of Mughal period?
A blind poet of Agra; whose Sur Sagar is recited to this day.
Whos was RASKHAN of Mughal period?
A Muslim nobleman.
Wrote Prem Vatika –> poems on the life of Krishna
Satsai
written by Hindi poet, BIHARI
It contains dohas/couplets
