Vedic literature refers to the earliest texts found in India. Four books i.e. Rig, Yajru, Sam and Atharva called the Vedas, which collectively are the basis for the Hindu religion.The Vedic Literature originates long before the literary tradition started in India.Vedic literature is the sacred literature of the Hindus. Indian Literature is a part and parcel of vedic literature.

Indian literature is one of the oldest lliterture in the world. India has 22 officially recognized languages and a huge body of literature is produced in each of these languages. In Indian literature oral and written forms are both important and Hindu literary traditions dominate a large part of early literature. The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry which aim at providing education, entertainment and enlightenment to its readers as well the development of the literary techniques used in the communication of these pieces.

Indian Literature in the regional languages flourished around the 11th century and large body of work is availale in each of them. Most important of all for Indian literature were the first traces in the vernacular languages of the northern Indian cults of Krishna and of Rama. Included are the 12th century poems by Jaydev, called the "Gitagovinda" (The Cowherd`s Song); and about 1400, a group of religious love poems written in Maithili script (eastern Hindi of Bihar) by the poet Vidyapati were a seminal influence on the cult of Radha-Krishna in Bengal. Officially, India has twenty-odd recognized national languages which more or less map to individual states.India has produced great works of literature on Hindi and English besides other regional literature.

Hindi literature is no different from any other Indian literature in this regard. The history of Hindi literature is extremely rich and colorful. In the ancient period of Hindi , Hindi literature was in its infancy and being developed in the states of Kannauj, Delhi and Ajmer. Delhi was ruled by Prithviraj Chauhan and his court poet was Chand Bardai. His work on Prithiviraj Chauhan called the Prithviraj Raso was considered one of the first works in the history of Hindi Literature.

Marathi literature is one of the most flourishing, progressive and popular elements of Indian literature. Marathi literature commenced with religious writings by the saint-poets belonging to Mahanubhava and Warkari sects. Mahanubhava saints used prose as their main medium, while Warkari saints preferred poetry as the medium. In the history of Marathi literature, Tukaram (1608-1651) has been given a unique stature. A real genius, Tukaram`s poetry came forth from his wonderful inspirations.

Kiran Desai was born in India in 1971, and educated in India, England and the United States. She is the daughter of Anita Desai.In 1999, Kiran Desai made her debut with "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard," the tale of a shiftless son of middle-class Indian parents who climbs a tree and begins to be treated as a guru. She has enriched Indian literature through her writings.