Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature K To Navalram

The Venture, Covering Twenty Two Languages Of India, Is The First Of Is Kind. Written In English, The Encyclopaedia Gives A Comprehensive Idea Of The Growth And Development Of Indian Literature. The Entries On Authors, Books And General Topics Have Been Tabulated By The Concerned Advisory Boards And Finalised By A Steering Committee. Hundreds Of Writers All Over The Country Contributed Articles On Various Topics. The Encyclopaedia, Planned As A Six-Volume Project, Has Been Brought Out. All The Six Volumes Together Include Approximately 7500 Entries On Various Topics, Literary Trends And Movements, Eminent Authors And Significant Works. The First Three Volume Were Edited By Prof. Amaresh Datta, Fourth And Fifth Volume By Prof. Mohan Lal, The Sixth Volume By Shri Param Abichandani And Shri K.C. Dutt.

Chief factors in this development were the intellectual predominance of Sanskrit until then [except in South India, where there was a vast literature was produced from very ancient times], and the emergence of Hindu pietistic movements that sought to reach the people in their own spoken language.