The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, edited by Amaresh Datta and issued by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, in 1987, is a multi volume reference work compiled under a state literary institution's own editorial process. Its authority is that of a broad reference encyclopedia assembled by recognised scholars across many languages and periods, useful for standard factual claims about Indian literary figures and texts. It is not a specialist monograph on any single author or work within it, so a contested or detailed claim benefits from a source focused specifically on that subject.
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The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, edited by Amaresh Datta and issued by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, the top tier reflecting a multi volume reference work compiled under a state literary institution's own editorial process by recognised scholars across many languages and periods. It is a broad reference encyclopedia rather than a specialist monograph on any single author or work, so a contested or detailed claim benefits from a source focused specifically on that subject. NotesThe Sahitya Akademi's own multi-volume Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, 1987; a reference encyclopedia, not a monograph on any single subject within it.
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AuthorAmaresh Datta (chief editor)
PublisherSahitya Akademi
Publication Year1987
Source Typeencyclopedia
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 3 claims: 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
- Historical Periods, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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