Home›South Asian Literature›Form Mostly Written›Short StoryBrowse ByShort StoryFactsShort StorySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1500 BCE 1Primary Language or TraditionWell-attestedSanskrit and South Asian 1Short StoryFilter Results5 entriesGenreAllLyric Poetry (1)Short Fiction (4)The Novel (3)Original LanguageAllBengali (2)English (1)Finnish (1)Hindi (3)NationalityAllBangladesh (1)India (5)Active EraAll1876 to 1938 (1)1880 to 1936 (1)1894 to 1950 (1)1899 to 1976 (1)1905 to 2004 (1)MovementAllProgressive Writers' Movement (1)Influenced ByAllRabindranath Tagore (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayShort StoryKazi Nazrul IslamShort StoryMulk Raj AnandShort StoryMunshi PremchandShort StorySarat Chandra ChattopadhyayShort StorySources1. Sanskrit Literature (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaSanskrit literature, lead section, Rigveda dating sentenceQuote, Sanskrit literature, lead section, Rigveda dating sentenceLiterature in the oldest language begins during the Vedic period with the composition of the Rigveda between about 1500 and 1000 BCEView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.