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  2. Category:16th-century Indian books - Wikipedia

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  3. Brahmic scripts - Wikipedia

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    Brahmi is clearly attested from the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka, who used the script for imperial edicts. Northern Brahmi gave rise to the Gupta script during the Gupta period , which in turn diversified into a number of cursives during the medieval period .

  4. Lecture - Wikipedia

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    The noun "lecture" dates from 14th century, meaning "action of reading, that which is read," from the Latin lectus, pp. of legere "to read." Its subsequent meaning as "oral discourse on a given subject before an audience for purposes of instruction" is from the 16th century. The verb "to lecture" is attested from 1590.

  5. Linguistic history of India - Wikipedia

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    Hindi is right now the official language in nine states of India— Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh—and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Post-independence Hindi became the official language of the Central Government of India along with English.

  6. 16th century - Wikipedia

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    Related article: List of 16th century inventions. The Columbian Exchange introduces many plants, animals and diseases to the Old and New Worlds. Introduction of the spinning wheel revolutionizes textile production in Europe. The letter J is introduced into the English alphabet. 1500: First portable watch is created by Peter Henlein of Germany.

  7. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    In the 20th century, Hindi literature saw a romantic upsurge. This is known as Chhayavad , a type of neo-Romanticism, and the literary figures belonging to this school are known as Chhayavadi. Jaishankar Prasad , Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' , Mahadevi Varma , and Sumitranandan Pant , are the four major Chhayavadi poets.

  8. List of historic Indian texts - Wikipedia

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    14th-16th century Yamuna valley Dayabhagatippani: Legal Sanskrit: Srinath Acharyachudamani 16th Century Dayabhagatika: Legal Sanskrit: Raghunandan Bhattacharya: 16th Century Bengal Praśastapādabhāṣya Laugākṣi Bhāskara 17th Century Tarkasangraha Logic and Reasoning Annam Bhatta 17th Century Tarkakaumudi: Logic and Reasoning Laugākṣi ...

  9. Classical languages of India - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Classical languages, or the Śāstrīya Bhāṣā or the Dhrupadī Bhāṣā (Assamese, Bengali) or the Abhijāta Bhāṣā (Marathi) or the Cemmoḻi (Tamil), is an umbrella term for the languages of India having high antiquity, and valuable, original and distinct literary heritage. [1]