In modern Hindi literature, Kamayani by Jaishankar Prasad has attained the status of an epic. The narrative of Kamayani is based on a popular mythological story, first mentioned in Satapatha Brahmana. It is a story of the See more

Kannada epic poetry mainly consists of Jain religious literature and Lingayat literature. Asaga wrote Vardhaman Charitra, an epic which runs in 18 cantos, in 853 CE, the first See more

In 14th century Madhav Kandali dubbed the epic Ramayana as Saptakanda Ramayana. In chronology, among vernacular translations of the original Sanskrit, Kandali's Ramayana comes after Kamban's (Tamil, 12th century)and Gona Budda Reddy's See more

The post-sangam period (2nd century-6th century) saw many great Tamil epics being written, including Cilappatikaram (or Silappadhikaram), Manimegalai, Civaka Cintamani, Valayapathi and Kundalakesi. Out of the five, Manimegalai and Kundalakesi are … See more

Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language), an old Sino-Tibetan language, originated from Ancient Kangleipak See more

The ancient Sanskrit epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata comprise together the Itihāsa (lit. 'writer has himself witnessed the story') or Mahākāvya ("Great Compositions"), a canon of Hindu scripture. Inde bbu nued, the epic form prevailed and verse … See more

Most of the Telugu epics are about Hinduism.
The first known Telugu epic was the Andhra Mahabharatam written … See more