PERIODS oF ee) Loree yen enn kg Evepeeeires barge eee re aa pee okaen ee ear rnenp eae ore ee Epic and Buddhist Age (500 B.¢. ~ a.0.) The period of composition of the Mahabharata and the Rasayana. this Pac ee bcoeereevenennr tn a essehines peprrppenrer nar tr Caruana perenne ne eae eaemerrener lca oe ere ne ee eet ae i ae aS ons eres peer ee paneer ens pace) oa aneerer ree Loge rer 4 bagrrmerten tr 4-Medieval and Modern Age (A.D 1000 ~ present). Peraian influence on literature was considerable during this period. Persian was the court language of the Moslem rulers. In the 18th century India was directly under the British Crown and remained so until its Independence in 1947. British influence was strong and modern-day Indians are Primarily educated in English. Many have been brought into the world of Western learning at the expense of learning about their own culture