INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PROJECT
DONE BY YASHIKA.K.S OF IX – E
FROM JAIN VIDYAASHRAM
HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Topic :
LITERATURE OF
TAMILNADU AND
WEST BENGAL
Tamil literature
◦ Tamil literature has a rich and long literary tradition spanning more than
two thousand years. The oldest extant works show signs of maturity
indicating an even longer period of evolution. Contributors to the Tamil
literature are mainly from Tamil people from south India, including the
land now comprising Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Eelam Tamils from Sri Lanka, as
well as the Tamil diasThe history of Tamil literature follows the history of
Tamil Nadu, closely following the social, economical, political and cultural
trends of various periods. The early Sangam literature, dated before 300
BCE, contain anthologies of various poets dealing with many aspects of
life, including love, war, social values and religion.[1] This was followed
by the early epics and moral literature, authored by Vaishnavite,Shaivite,
Ājīvika, Jain and Buddhist authors and poets lasting up to the 5 th century
CE. From the 6th to 12th century CE, the Tamil devotional poems written
by Alvars (sages of Vaishnavism) and Nayanmars (sages of Shaivism)
and, heralded the great Bhakti movement which later engulfed the
entire Indian subcontinent. During the medival era some of the grandest
of Tamil literary classics like Kambaramayanam and Periya Puranam
were authored and many poets were patronized by the imperial Chola
and Pandya empires. The later medieval period saw many assorted
minor literary works and also contributions by a few Muslim and
European authors.
◦A revival of Tamil literature took place from the late 19th
century when works of religious and philosophical nature
were written in a style that made it easier for the common
people to enjoy. The modern Tamil literary movement
started with Subramania Bharathi, the multifaceted Indian
Nationalist poet and author, and was quickly followed up by
many who began to utilize the power of literature in
influencing the masses. With growth of literacy, Tamil prose
began to blossom and mature. Short stories and novels
began to appear. Modern Tamil literary criticism also
evolved. The popularity of Tamil cinema has also interacted
with Tamil literature in some mutually enriching ways.
Bengali literature
◦ Bengali literature (Bengali: বাংলা সাহিত্য, romanized: Bangla Sahityô)
denotes the body of writings in the Bengali language and which covers Old
Bengali, Middle- Bengali and Modern Bengali with the changes through the
passage of time and dynastic patronization or non-patronization.[1] Bengali
has developed over the course of roughly 1,300 years. If the emergence of
the Bengali literature supposes to date back to roughly 650 AD, the
development of Bengali literature claims to have 1,600 years of old. The
earliest extant work in Bengali literature is the Charyapada, a collection of
Buddhist mystic songs in Old Bengali dating back to the 10th and 11th
centuries. The timeline of Bengali literature is divided into three periods:
ancient (650–1200), medieval (1200–1800) and modern (after 1800).
Medieval Bengali literature consists of various poetic genres, including Hindu
religious scriptures (e.g. Mangalkavya), Islamic epics (e.g. Works of Syed
Sultan and Abdul Hakim), Vaishnava texts (e.g. Biographies of Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu), translations of Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit texts, and secular
texts by Muslim poets (e.g. Works of Alaol). Novels were introduced in the
mid-19th century. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore is the best known
figure of Bengali literature to the world. Kazi Nazrul Islam, notable for his
activism and anti-British literature, was described as the Rebel Poet and is
now recognised as the National poet of Bangladesh.
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