Indian Writing in English – II

Paper Code: 
ENG 424 A
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

  • The course will enable the students to:

    • Understand the diverse social, cultural and aesthetic values in Indian literature
    • Develop an understanding of the forms and contexts of Indian writing in English
    • Discuss such issues concerning Indian Writing in English as the representation of culture, identity, history, constructions of nation, the (post)national , gender politics and cross-cultural transformations in literature

 

Course Learning Outcome

The students will be able to:

  •  Gain an understanding of the social, political, and cultural issues reflected in Indian writing in English, with reference to Indian social reformation, the freedom struggle, women’s education and empowerment 
  • Get an insight into Partition literature; narratives of nation and nationalism; counter-discourse; subalternity; and, identity-movements, among others
12.00
Unit I: 

Arun Kolatkar

Makarand

The Blue Horse

 

Keki N. Daruwalla

Before the Word

 Migrations

 

Meena Alexander

Blood Line

South of the Nilgiris

 

10.00
Unit II: 

C.S. Lakshmi

A Deer in the Forest

Clear Sky

 

Githa Hariharan

The Remains of the Feast

The Art of Dying

 

13.00
Unit III: 
Lakshmi Kannan

The Glass Bead Curtain 

11.00
Unit IV: 
Bama

Sangati :Events

 

11.00
Unit V: 
Mahesh Dattani

Final Solutions

 

SUGGESTED READINGS: 
  • Barbuddha, Satish. Indian Literature in English: Critical Views. Sarup & Sons, 2007.
  • Bruce, King. Modern Indian Poetry in English. OUP, 2005.
  • De’ Souza, Eunice. Talking Poems: Conversation with Poets. OUP, 2001.
  • Iyengar, K.R.S. Indian Writing in English. Sterling, 1984.
  • Mukherjee, Meenakshi. The Twice Born Fiction: Indian Novels in English. Heinemann, 1972.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021