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Indian Writing in English-1

By Dr.V.Rajunayak   |   The English and Foreign Languages University
Learners enrolled: 923

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

It 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 : Ongoing
Course Type : Core
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Language
Credit Points : 4
Level : Undergraduate
Start Date : 15 Jan 2024
End Date : 30 Apr 2024
Enrollment Ends : 29 Feb 2024
Exam Date : 25 May 2024 IST
Exam Shift :

Shift-1 (9:00 to 12:00)

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout


                               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

Books and references

a) Om Prakash Valmiki’s Joothan
b) Mulk Raj Anand Untouchable
c) Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance
d) Sharan Kumar Limbale’s Akkarmashi
e) Peter Abrahams Tell Freedom
f) Sujatha Gigla Ants Among Elephants
g) Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar: The Adivasi Will not Dance
h) Deshpande, R.S.(1995): Modern Ideal Homes for India, Poona, Deshpande Publication Trust.
i) Srinivasa, Iyengar. Indian Writing in English. 5th Ed. Delhi: Sterling, 1985
j) Parthasarathy, R. (ed.). Ten Twentieth-Century Indian Poets (New Poetry in India). New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1976.
k) Indian Writing in English: A Critical Study by K.A. Agrawal

Instructor bio

Dr.V.Rajunayak

The English and Foreign Languages University
Dr V Rajunayak, Associate Professor at EFLU holds an M.A in English from CIEFL, M. Phil and Ph.D. from the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India. His doctoral thesis is on “Oral Narratives of the Lambada Tribes from Telangana”. He recently completed his postdoctoral study from University of California Berkeley, USA. He is an International Affiliated member at University of Montreal, Canada. He completed an ICSSR-sponsored major research project on Lambada Bhat oral narratives. He edited a book titled Margins, Marginality, and Marginalisation: Alternative Ambedkarite Perspectives. 

Dr Rajunayak developed several courses on India’s marginal communities. He has published articles on Telangana Bhat artisans, tribal literature, and issues such as development and displacement that impact the lives of tribal communities. He is also a BOS member of Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh.

1.      After the Completion of the Course the students will be knowing about the Indian forms of writing and representation of Indian culture.

2. Major literary works on Indian society and how they articulate the issues related to India
3. During course it discusses in the classroom how to sensitize the students on the Indianness
4. Texts mentioned enlightens the students on the socio political conditions of our country.
5. various literary terms to discuss, interpret, and critically analyze.
6. Deal with history memory and past and present culture
7. Understand historical background of the India

Course certificate

30 Marks will be allocated for Internal Assessment and 70 Marks will be allocated for end term proctored examination Securing 40% in both seperately is mandatory to pass the course and get Credit Certificate.



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