Indian Writing in English – II

Paper Code: 
ENG 424-A
Credits: 
4
Periods/week: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

The course will enable the students to:

  • Identify the diverse social, cultural and aesthetic values in Indian literature
  • Recognise the forms and contexts of Indian writing in English
  • Discuss 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 Outcomes -

The students will :

  • Analyse the social, political, and cultural issues reflected in Indian writing in English
  • Evaluate key areas in Indian Writing in English such as Partition literature; narratives of nation and nationalism, etc.
  • Examine Indian social reformation, the freedom struggle, women’s education and empowerment in Indian Writing in English 
  • Critically appreciate the various forms of literature and the writers’ themes and issues

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Arun Kolatkar

Makarand

The Blue Hence

 

Keki N. Daruwalla

Before the Word

 Migrations

 

Meena Alexander

Blood Line

South of the Nilgiris

 

10.00
Unit II: 
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: 
Unit III

Lakshmi Kannan

The Glass Bead Curtain 

11.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Bama

Sangati :Events

 

11.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Mahesh Dattani

Final Solutions

 

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

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 Educational Publishers, 1972.

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022