indian literature

• What is the earliest form of Indian literature?

  Oral tradition
• What significant texts were produced after 1500 B.C.?

  Vedic holy texts
• Who placed their Goddess ideas in the Vedic texts?

  Aryans
• How many hymns are contained in the Vedas?

  1017 hymns
• What is the ancestral language of the Vedic texts?

  Sanskrit
• What do the Brahmanas contain?

  Rituals and prayers of the Brahmins
• What does the term 'Dharma' refer to in Hinduism?

  Maintaining rightful order and morality
• What do the Upanishads contain?

  Discourses between teachers and students
• What is the purpose of the Puranas?

  History of the Aryan race and its Gods
• What is the longest poem in any language?

  Mahabharata
• What is the Mahabharata considered in India?

  The greatest epic
• What conflict does the Mahabharata depict?

  The war between Pandavas and Kauravas
• What is the name of the war depicted in the Mahabharata?

  Bharatawar Kurukshatra War
• Who ruled Gandhara?

  Gandhara was ruled inland
• What is the main story of the Ramayana?

  Prince Rama's journey to rescue Sita
• Who abducted Sita in the Ramayana?

  Demon King Ravana
• Who accompanied Rama to rescue Sita?

  Lakshmana and Hanuman
• What is the significance of Shakuntala in Indian literature?

  It was written around 400 BC
• What did Mahatma Gandhi advocate for?

  Satyagraha, resistance to tyranny
• Who won the Nobel Prize in 1915?

  Rabindranath Tagore
• Who is considered the brightest among the "nine gems of genius"?

  Kalidasa
• What is the title of Kalidasa's famous work?

  Shakuntala