Daughters of Caryapada

Contents: Introduction. 1. Maithili. 2. Oriya. 3. Bengali. 4. Assamese. 5. Bishnupriya. Conclusion. Bibliography. 

"Caryapada is the ancient literature written by Mystic Buddhist saints during eighth century A.D. A number of literatures of Eastern India such as Maithili, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese. Bishnupriya claim that their literature flourished on these mystic poetry. In fact, in subsequent literature, all these languages, impact of Caryapada has been noticed. The book covers literary development of all these languages, during subsequent period, starting from Caryapada and these gives a detailed study of how these literatures have developed giving a detailed study of how these literatures have developed giving us one Nobel Laureate and Nine Gyanpith Winners. The book will be useful for Research Scholars and those who are interested in literary development of the world." (jacket)