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Write a short essay on the development of literature during the Mughal period.

  • UPSC 2006
  • Culture during Mughal Empire

Literary production under the Mughals was never confined to a single language or genre; the period saw parallel, often interacting growth across Persian, Hindi (in its Braj and Awadhi forms), Sanskrit, and regional languages.

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  • Persian: The Cosmopolitan Court Language
  • Hindi Literature: Braj, Awadhi, and the Bhakti Idiom
  • Sanskrit: Continuity, Court Presence, and Long-Term Decline
  • Regional and South Indian Literary Flowering
  • An Integrated Literary Culture
  • Conclusion

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