Indian Writing in English – II

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

The students will:

CO 136.  Analyse the social, political, and cultural issues reflected in Indian writing in English

CO 137. Evaluate key areas in Indian Writing in English such as Partition literature; narratives of nation and nationalism, etc.

CO 138. Examine Indian social reformation, the freedom struggle, women’s education and empowerment in Indian Writing in English  

CO 139. Critically appreciate the various forms of literature and the writers’ themes and issues

CO 140. Analyse the growth of Indian Writing in English with reference to the historical, political, social and cultural milieu of Indian subcontinent

 
12.00
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: 

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 Educational Publishers, 1972. 

 

Journals:

The Journal of Indian Writing in English

Rupkatha Journal

 

E-resources: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE6SzxgnVh0 by Merin Simi Raj, IIT Madras.

 
Academic Year: 
2023-2024