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Indian Writing in English – II [1]

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

 

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Arun Kolatkar

Makarand 

The Blue Horse

 

Keki Daruwalla

Before the Word

 Migrations

 

Meena Alexander

Blood Line

South of the Nilgiris

12.00
Unit II: 

Githa Hariharan

The Remains Of the Feast

The Art Of Dying

 

Lakshmi Kannan

Ejamaanar

Mar

11.00
Unit III: 

Khushwant Singh

Train to Pakistan

12.00
Unit IV: 

Bama

Sangati :Events

13.00
Unit V: 

Mahesh Dattani                                                               

Tara

SUGGESTED READINGS: 
  • Barbuddha, Satish.Indian Literature in English: Critical Views. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons, 2007. Print.
  • Bruce, King. Modern Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi: OUP, 2005. Print.
  • De’ Souza, Eunice. Talking Poems: Conversation with Poets. Oxford: OUP, 2001. Print.
  • Dubey, S.K. Khushwant Singh: A Critical Study of His Novels. New Delhi: B.R. Publishing, 1899. Print.
  • Iyengar, K.R.S. Indian Writing in English. New Delhi: Sterling, 1984. Print.
  • Mukherjee, Meenakshi. The Twice Born Fiction: Indian Novels in English. New York: Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1972. Print
Academic Year: 
2019-2020 [2]

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[1] https://english.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/indian-writing-english-%E2%80%93-ii
[2] https://english.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2019-2020