Indian Writing in English

By Dr. Bindu Ann Philip | St.Mary’s College Thrissur

Learners enrolled: 2229

The initial part of the course focuses on Indian poetry, beginning with a poem by Nightingale of India who “infused artistry and poetry into the national struggle”, the course then flows to unveil the beauty of Indian prose and short stories originating with the writings of architect of modern India who said “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” Indian prose writings were fabricated with creativity and inquisitiveness. The female voices in Indian English Writing echoed the lyric of women rights and their protest against patriarchy. The course terminates by the prominent characters of Indian theatre. The magnificent writings of Indian authors like Kalidasa, Girish Karnad are brought in to frame scrutinizing the cultural and traditional nuances.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Language
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	04 Jul 2022
End Date :	26 Sep 2022
Enrollment Ends :	15 Sep 2022
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Course layout

Weeks

1 : Introduction to Indian Writing in English , poetry in Indian English Writing

2 : Sarojini Naidu , Rabindranath Tagore

3 : Kamala Das

4 : Nissim Ezeikal

5 : A.K.Ramanujan

6 : Agha Shahid Ali ,

7 : Introduction on Fiction in Indian Writing in English , Jawaharlal Nehru

8 : R.K Narayan

9 : Amrita Pritam

10 : Introduction to Indian English Drama[Naga Mandala]

11 : Introduction To Sashi Deshpande and her main works

12 : Introduction to Translated works in Indian Writing in English[Abhinjana Sakunthalam] Conclusion

Books and references

“Indian English Literature.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Oct. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_English_literature.

Ruprah, Harleen Kaur.,Vineeta Kaur Saluja. “INDIAN SOCIAL MILIEU IN THE NOVELS OF ARAVIND ADIGA”. International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL). Vol. 7, Issue 1, Feb 2017, 21-26.

Nandakumar, Prema. “Indian Writing in English.” Indian Literature, vol. 7, no. 2, 1964, pp. 45–51. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23329249. Accessed 17 Nov. 2020.

Narasimhan, Raji. “Indian Writing in English.” Indian Literature, vol. 6, no. 2, 1963, pp. 81–86. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23329411. Accessed 17 Nov. 2020.

The Hindu. “Short History of Indian Writing in English.” The Hindu, The Hindu, 15 Oct. 2013, www. thehindu.com/books/books-children /short- history -of-indian- writing-in- english/article 5226149.ece.

V. de S. Pinto. The Modern Language Review, vol. 58, no. 3, 1963, pp. 424–425. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3721453. Accessed 17 Nov. 2020.

Instructor bio

Dr. Bindu Ann Philip

St.Mary’s College Thrissur

Dr. Bindu Ann Philip, Assistant Professor in English, is working at St. Mary’s College, Thrissur, Kerala. Currently she is the Head of the Department. She started her teaching career in the year 1997 and worked with Wesgreen International School, Sharjah as English language teacher for 10 years. Dr. Bindu Ann is a Research Guide in the department of Research at Vimala College (Autonomous), Thrissur.