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Indian Writing in English – I
The students will:
CO 86. Develop a foundation in the several aspects of Indian writing
CO 87. Critically appreciate Indian literature in English, in order to gain a broad understanding of diverse Indian spaces through literary eras
CO 88. Appraise the emergence and growth of Indian Writing in English
CO 89. Identify the impact of the socio-political and cultural issues reflected in Indian writing in English
CO 90. Evaluate the linguistic skills employed in prescribed texts, and formulate an understanding of values and other concerns communicated by the writers through their works
Rabindranath Tagore
Gitanjali (Songs 1-3, 8-10, 27-30, 43, 46, 62, 75-77, 83-85, 90-93, 100 & 103)
M.K. Gandhi
Hind Swaraj
Raja Rao
Kanthapura
Mahasweta Devi
Dopdi (tr. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak)
U.R. Ananthamurthy
Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man
Vijay Tendulkar
Silence !The Court is in Session
Gokak, Vinayak Krishna, ed. The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian Poetry.1828- 1965. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2014.
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.
e-resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYEjVRnBRlM (Gandhi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwhvhR9BfBM (Rao)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wxcJP7wyMc (Ananthamurthy)
Journals:
Rupkatha Journal
The Journal of Indian Writing in English