Indian Poetry reflects different spiritual traditions within India.India has a long tradition of arts and poetry from ages. It is also in this very context of the historical evolution of Indian poetry, that the significant phases of maturing in verse can be witnessed. The much discussed germination is divided into the periods, comprising: Indian Epic Poetry and Indian Medieval Poetry. Both these ages, with the advancement of Sanskrit and additional Islamic development of Urdu in ‘darbars’ (the king's court), had induced Indian poetry to travel to majestic and subliminal heights. The Epic Age was predominated by the Sanskrit language and its tremendous reach, whereas, Medieval Period was overridden by the overwhelming of Urdu and poets penning for the said language.
The oldest epic poetry is the Indian Sanskrit epics Ramayana and Mahabharata in India. Indian poetry and Indian literature go back to Vedas times. Various Indian languages, including Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Odia, Maithili, Bengali, Assamese, Urdu, and Hindi, show signs of ancient poetry in India. Indian poetry reflects diverse spiritual traditions.
