The period between 1200 and 1764 AD was remarkable in India for the highest distinction attained by:

The period between 1200 and 1764 AD was remarkable in India for the highest distinction attained by vernacular literature, writing in the regional spoken tongues of the people.

Popular literature names widely enjoyed writing in general, not the specific rise of regional-language works that marked this era.

English literature belongs to a later colonial phase and had no such standing in India during these centuries.

French literature likewise had no significant presence shaping Indian letters in this period.

Bhakti and Sufi movements especially nurtured devotional writing in tongues like Hindi, Bengali, Marathi and Tamil.

This flowering brought literature closer to the common people than court languages had.