Angika literature (Hindi: अंगिका साहित्य) may be broadly divided into three prominent period - Ancient, Pre-Independence and Modern. Hundreds of standard literary books are available in angika language.
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Regions and dialects
Angika is the language of Anga Desh - the parts of Modern Bihar,Jharkhand, West Bengal and Tarai region of Nepal.
History
According to Rahul Sankrityayan, the evidences of oldest form of written literature is available in the Saraha’s Angika poetry of 800 A.D.
Prominent Figures of Angika literature
Suman Soorow, Permanand Pandey, Vidyabhushan Venu, Amrendra, Naresh Pandey- 'Chakore', Kundan Amitabh, Abhaykant Choudhary, Ramchandra Choudhary, Shri Umesh Jee are among prominent figures who have contributed lots in Angika Literature.
References
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