Uttar Pradesh has a rich and ancient history of language and literature. Uttar Pradesh's contribution to literary and cultural heritage is also recorded in ancient records. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the two epics in the Sanskrit language of Hinduism, were also composed on this land.

This region has been the workplace of Kabir, Tulsidas, Surdas and Keshavdas . Apart from these, the Nawabs along with the princely states have also contributed significantly in increasing the literary heritage of the state. Various kings and nawabs patronized literary scholars in their courts. Asvaghosha, Baana, Mayura, Divakara, Vakpati, Bhavabhuti, Rajasekhara, Lakshmidhara, Sriharsha and Krishna Mishra of the courts of kings at different times Join the gems. Apart from Varanasi (Prayag and Kashi of ancient times), Braj region, Awadh, Bundelkhand and Kalantar are the main centers of education. >Allahabad is.

Varanasi has been a center of scholarly discourse and argumentative debate from all over the world on education and religion since ancient times. It did not lose its position even in later centuries. Eminent and luminaries have also been coming here for debates and philosophical dialogues on various subjects. This city has been inclined towards excellent education, which has found a place in the epics composed in Sanskrit language. Apart from the sacred texts of Hindu and Buddhist literature, part of the Veda-Puranas were also written here.

Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Hindustani, Braj Bhasha, English, Awadhi, Bagheli, Bhojpuri, Bundeli and Kannauji ... as the linguistic languages ​​of Uttar Pradesh The traditions are very old and rich. The Nagri Pracharani Sabha and the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan did an important job of taking this ancient and rich literary tradition forward over time.

Uttar Pradesh has been the state to develop and spread Hindi and Urdu languages. Writers in Hindi like Bhartendu Harishchandra, Munshi Premchand, Mahadevi Verma, Shrikant Verma , then Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Sumitra Nandan Pant, Mahavir Prasad Divedi and Poets like >Upendranath Ashk are born in the soil of this region.

If we talk about Urdu, then all the big names of the world of poetry and literature belong to here. He gave the state the title of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb. Some of the eminent names of Urdu literature are Firaq Gorakhpuri, Josh Malihabadi, Akbar Allahabadi, Majaz Lucknavi, Kaifi Azmi, Ali Sardar Jafri, Shakeel Badayuni and Nida Fazli.