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Angika literature (Template:Lang-hi) may be broadly divided into three prominent period - Ancient, Pre-Independence and Modern. Hundreds of standard literary books are available in angika language.[1]

Regions and dialects

Angika is the language of Anga Desh - the parts of Modern Bihar,Jharkhand, West Bengal and Tarai region of Nepal.[1]

History

According to Rahul Sankrityayan, the evidences of oldest form of written literature is available in the Saraha’s Angika poetry of 800 A.D.[2]

Prominent Figures of Angika literature

Suman Soorow, Permanand Pandey, Vidyabhushan Venu, Amrendra, Naresh Pandey- 'Chakore', Kundan Amitabh, Abhaykant Choudhary, Ramchandra Choudhary, Shri Umesh Jee are among prominent figures who have contributed lots in Angika Literature.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Angika.com".
  2. ^ "Bhagalpur District Profile" (PDF). District Planning Department, Bhagalpur. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)