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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. - Confucius

Indian literature refers to literature produced across the Indian subcontinent before and after the creation of the Republic of India in 1947.
It emphasizes both oral and written forms of transmittance.
Hinduism significantly influenced the literary scene, with Hindu literary traditions dominating a large part of Indian culture.
Key Hindu texts include:
- Vedas (Upanishads, Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas)
- Epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata
- Treatises: Vaastu Shastra (architecture and town planning), Arthashastra by Kautilya (political science).
History of Indian literature is divisible into three periods:
- Ancient
- Medieval
- Contemporary/Modern

Characterized by orally transmitted treatises in the guru-shishya mode.
The Vedic Period marked the commencement of the Golden Age in India through Sanskrit literature.

Significant phase post-Christian era.
Defined by the transformation of Indian rebellious writers and their socialism during Indian Independence movements and afterward.

Kalidasa and Tulsidas (Ramcharitmanas) are prominent figures from ancient and medieval times.
Tamil poetry of the 'Sangam poetry' dates back to 1st century B.C.E.
Islamic influence brought changes in writing style through the Persian Silk Route during the medieval period.
Indian Muslim literature flourished in Persian and Urdu poetry and prose.
Rabindranath Tagore: India's first Nobel laureate for Gitanjali.
Bengali writers have received the 'Jnanpith' awards the highest number of times.

History of Indian literature: Development of writings in prose or poetry providing education, entertainment, and enlightenment, along with the evolution of literary techniques.