/lit/ - Literature

>>20953282
He is giving absolute statements supposedly applicable to Indian history in every age
>>20953327
>Show me an ancient Indian writing where we are 100% certain who the author is
Well, to start with, almost every play has the author name himself in the prologue, a great number of the poems include the author and his genealogy, the philosophy has authors saying "Hello I am X and this is my book, I'm gonna be the most famous philosopher ever"
Kalidasa says in a prologue "Yes I am new but just you wait I'm gonna be the best", Bhavabhuti says "Yes my stuff is hard reading but one day there will be a man who appreciates it", the poets are always talking about personal glory, the acquisition of which is supposed to be one of the great ends of poetry
Pic related is a pretty usual example, the author names himself, commends his ability, says how new and cool his play is,