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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Keshavdas Mishra (Hindi pronunciation: [keːɕəvəd̪ɑːsə miɕrə]; 1555–1617), usually known by the mononym Keshavdas, was an Indian Poet, Writer, Scholar and administrator who was best known for his work Rasikpriya , a pioneering work of the Riti Kaal of Hindi literature. He was patronized by Vir Singh Deo of Orchha.
The time between the Maurya Empire in the 3rd century BCE and the end of the Gupta Empire in the 6th century CE is referred to as the "Classical" period of India. [125] The Gupta Empire (4th–6th century) is regarded as the Golden Age of India , although a host of kingdoms ruled over India in these centuries.
In the 16th century, the Portuguese clergy became jealous of a French priest who was operating in Madras (now Chennai); they lured him to Goa, then they had him arrested and sent to the inquisition. The French priest was saved when the Hindu King of a Karnataka kingdom interceded on his behalf by laying siege to St. Thome until the priest was ...
The term Old Hindi is a retrospectively coined term, to indicate the ancestor language of Modern Standard Hindi, which is an official language of India.The term Hindi literally means Indian in Classical Persian, and was also called Hindustani to denote that it was the language of Hindustan's capital during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire.