Indian Writing in English – I

Paper Code: 
ENG 324-A
Credits: 
4
Periods/week: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The course will enable the students to:

·        Identify the polyphony of Indian writing in English

·        Familiarize students with the diverse and rich social, cultural and literary heritage of India

·        Equip students the required critical understanding to examine the socially-constructed nature of literary texts, with a comparative approach

 

Course Outcomes -

The students will:

·        Develop a foundation in the several aspects of Indian writing

·        Critically appreciate Indian literature in English, in order to gain a broad understanding of diverse Indian spaces through literary eras

·        Appraise the emergence and growth of Indian Writing in English

Identify the impact of the socio-political and cultural issues reflected in Indian writing in English

15.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Rabindranath Tagore

Gitanjali   (Songs 1-3, 8-10, 27-30, 43, 46, 62, 75-77, 83-85, 90-93, 100 & 103)

 

11.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

M.K. Gandhi

Hind Swaraj

 

10.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Raja Rao

Kanthapura

 

11.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Mahasweta Devi

Dopdi (tr. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak)

 

U.R. Ananthamurthy

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man

 

13.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Vijay Tendulkar

Silence !The Court is in Session

 

Source Books: 

Source Book:

Gokak, Vinayak Krishna, ed. The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian Poetry.1828- 1965. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2014.

 

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

Suggested Readings:

Baral, K.C, D. Venkat Rao, and Sura Prasad Rath. U.R. Anantha Murthy’s Samskara: A Critical Reader. Pencraft International, 2005.

De Souza, Eunice. Talking Poems: Conversation with Poets. OUP, 2001.

Iyengar, K.R.S. Indian Writing in English. Sterling Publishers, 2012.

Mehrorta, Arvind Krishna, ed. A Concise History of Indian Literature in English Literature. Permanent Black, 2010.

Naik, M.K. Dimensions of Indian English Literature. Sterling Publishers, 1965.

Tharu ,Susie, and K. Lalitha. Women Writing in India: 600 BC to the Present. Orient Longman, 1991. 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022