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Indian Writing in English-1

By Dr. Annie Pothen   |   The English and Foreign Languages University (Host University)
Learners enrolled: 2011

This course is designed to give students a broad overview of the field of Indian Writing in English. 

This course is divided into genres – Poetry, Drama, Non-fiction Prose, Fiction and also Short fiction.

This course will try to show :

The validity of studying Indian writers and their work, which have become very popular through out the world.

The necessity for Indian students to know about their culture and history.

 

 

Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Core
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Language
Credit Points : 4
Level : Undergraduate
Start Date : 24 Jan 2022
End Date : 30 Apr 2022
Enrollment Ends : 28 Feb 2022
Exam Date :

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                               Detailed Weekly Study Plan: Indian Writing in English 

Week - 01

  1. To my Native Land - Henry Derozio
  2. Our Casuarinas Tree by Toru Dutt
  3. Exile (From Rough Passage) by R. Parthasarathy  
  4. Indian Weavers by Sarojini Naidu

Week - 02

  1. Round and Round by Vikram seth
  2. On Killing a Tree Gieve Patel 
  3. Freedom by Jayantha Mahapatra
  4. Female of the Species Gauri Deshpande

Week - 03

  1. Night of the Scorpion by Nissim Ezikel
  2. A River by A.K Ramanujan
  3. Goa by Asif Currimbhoy 
  4. Final Solutions by Mahesh Dattani  - Part 1

Week - 04

  1. Final Solutions by Mahesh Dattani  - Part 2
  2. Assignment and Interaction/Forum Activity (Drama End)
  3. Voluntary Poverty by M.K Gandhi
  4. Animals in Prison By Jawaharlal Nehru
  5. The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian by Nirad. C. Chaudhari

Week - 05

  1. Nationalism in India – Rabindranath Tagore-1
  2. Nationalism in India – Rabindranath Tagore-2
  3. The Home and the world by Rabindranath Tagore - Part 1
  4. The Home and the world by Rabindranath Tagore - Part 2

Week - 06

  1. Introduction to R.K Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 may 2001)( Part-1) 
  2. Chapter wise summary of The Guide(Part 2) – R.K Narayan
  3. Chapter wise summary of The Guide(Part 3) – R.K Narayan
  4. The Guide(Part 4) – R.K Narayan

Week - 07

  1. Introduction to Amitav Ghosh’s The Calcutta Chromosome (1995)( Part-1) 
  2. The Calcutta Chromosome (1995) by Amitav Ghosh( Part-2) 
  3. The Calcutta Chromosome (1995) by Amitav Ghosh( Part-3) 
  4. Introduction to Shashi Deshpande-( Part-1) 

Week - 08

  1.  Chapter wise summary of The Dark holds no terrors (Part-2)-Shashi Deshpande
  2.  Chapter wise summary of The Dark holds no terrors (Part-3)-Shashi Deshpande        
  3.  Chapter wise summary of The Dark holds no terrors (Part-4)-Shashi Deshpande
  4. Javni by Raja Rao


Week - 09

  1. Birth by Mulk Raj Anand                       
  2. Assignment and Interaction/Forum Activity
  3. Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand- Part-1
  4. Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand- Part-2
  5. A bend in the Ganges by Manohar Malgonkar

Week - 10

  1. Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya –Part-1
  2. Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya –Part-2
  3. Inside the Haveli by Rama Mehta – Part-1
  4. Inside the Haveli by Rama Mehta – Part-2

Week - 11

  1. Haroun and the sea of stories by Salman Rushdie
  2. How far is the River by Ruskin Bond
  3. The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond
  4. The mark of Vishnu by Kushwant Singh

Instructor bio

Dr. Annie Pothen

The English and Foreign Languages University (Host University)
Dr Annie Pothen,Prof of English,Poet, Public Speaker,Faculty Trainer is a Former Head of PG College Osmania University with a brilliant academic track that includes a Gold Medal in BA English, a University 2nd Rank in MA English & a Gold Medal in PhD for her Thesis.

She has delivered more than 100 lectures in many places in Hyderabad & other places in India.She has published many research articles in national & international journals

and has produced study material for several universities.Being s Soft Skills Trainer, she has much experience in Faculty Training & has completed 2 UGC Projects in this area

A Research Supervisor she has to her credit

25 scholars so far,15 MPhils & 10 PhDs with 6 more currently awaiting the award of their degrees.
Having written & published extensively, she has been on the Editorial Board of books& journals. With many poems published in PEN, QUEST& other journals, she was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Paradoxist Literary Movement, University of Arizona, USA and a Member of the American Bibliographical Institute for a number of years

SOUL REFLECTIONS in 2 volumes  of her Poetry has been published by AMAZON on KINDLE. Her 3rd volume will soon be published.She has made many TV appearances speaking on Literature & Soft Skills. Finally she is optimistic that both Soft Skills and Poetry would help to bring about a positive change in our present world

Course certificate

30 per cent for in course Assessment And 70 Per cent for end term proctored exam


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