Question

Discuss the importance of indigenous literature as a source of ancient Indian history.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Indigenous literature means the native or local literature. The Vedic literature proves to be an important source for ancient Indian history. The Rig Veda is the oldest Indian literature and it gives us a good deal of information regarding the socio-religious and political condition of the early Indo-Aryans.

Puranas. The next important source of traditional literature is the Puranas.

Literary and Archaeological records are the two main categories that give evidences of Ancient Indian History. The literary source includes literature of Vedic, Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, and other literature along with other foreign accounts.