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South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. South India is home to a large number of languages and dialects. South India has an independent literary tradition going back over 2000 years. The first known literature of South lndia are the poetic Sangams, which were written in Tamil between 2000 to 1500 Years ago. Distinct Malayalam and Telugu literary traditions developed in the following centuries. The encyclopaedia deals with linguistic topics, ranging through the Dravidian family as a whole others concentrate on specific languages, such as Tamil, Telugu, Kanadda and Malayalam. This pioneering work will interest all those in the fields of sociolinguistics, language studies, literature and sociology.

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. South India is home to a large number of languages and dialects. South India has an independent literary tradition going back over 2000 years. The first known literature of South lndia are the poetic Sangams, which were written in Tamil between 2000 to 1500 Years ago. Distinct Malayalam and Telugu literary traditions developed in the following centuries. The encyclopaedia deals with linguistic topics, ranging through the Dravidian family as a whole others concentrate on specific languages, such as Tamil, Telugu, Kanadda and Malayalam. This pioneering work will interest all those in the fields of sociolinguistics, language studies, literature and sociology.

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. South India is home to a large number of languages and dialects. South India has an independent literary tradition going back over 2000 years. The first known literature of South lndia are the poetic Sangams, which were written in Tamil between 2000 to 1500 Years ago. Distinct Malayalam and Telugu literary traditions developed in the following centuries. The encyclopaedia deals with linguistic topics, ranging through the Dravidian family as a whole others concentrate on specific languages, such as Tamil, Telugu, Kanadda and Malayalam. This pioneering work will interest all those in the fields of sociolinguistics, language studies, literature and sociology.

An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Oral poetry may qualify as an epic, and Albert Lord and Mailman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form. Nonetheless, epics have been written down at least since Homer, and the works of Vyasa, Virgil, Dante Alighieri and John Milton would be unlikely to have survived without being written down. The first epics are known as primary, or original, epics. Indian epic poetry (Sanskrit : Itihasa; meaning history, lit. "so it happened") is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent.

An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Oral poetry may qualify as an epic, and Albert Lord and Mailman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form. Nonetheless, epics have been written down at least since Homer, and the works of Vyasa, Virgil, Dante Alighieri and John Milton would be unlikely to have survived without being written down. The first epics are known as primary, or original, epics. Indian epic poetry (Sanskrit : Itihasa; meaning history, lit. "so it happened") is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent.

In recent years, the Kannada literature has made conspicuous progress in all its forms, mainly in fiction and poetry. The chapter on contained in this book acquaint the readers with the fluctuating scene of thematic concerns and technical experimentations in Kannada Literature. It is hoped that both the teachers and students will find them extremely useful. Even the general readers who are interested in literature in Kannada will find them intellectually stimulating.

In recent years, the Telugu literature has made conspicuous progress in all its forms, mainly in fiction and poetry. The chapter on contained in this book acquaint the readers with the fluctuating scene of thematic concerns and technical experimentations in Telugu Literature. It is hoped that both the teachers and students will find them extremely useful. Even the general readers who are interested in literature in Telugu will find them intellectually stimulating.