Shri Aurobindo opines that Indian Culture has sufficient dynamic qualities to save the world. India is special to Aurobindo for its spirituality. Hence it is time to reflect on the importance of Indian English Literature.
Why should we study it?
The course on Indian English literature is an endeavor to retain the niche, an effort to revive the life and spirit, to dictate the lost taste, to discover reputation and fall back upon time tested resources in an effort to revive the life of the spirit, to ascertain our place in the contemporary cultural scene in a civilized world.
The course talks about the trio-Mulk Raj Anand, R.K.Narayan and Raja Rao. It helps you understand the philosophy of the first generation novelist who affirmed their faith in the undying traditions of the country with its continuity and vitality.
Outstanding Indian orators like Vivekanand, Tilak and Shrinivasa Sastri are discussed in the course.
The course gives you a detailed account of non-fictional prose ranging from Vivekananda, to Shri Aurobindo, Coomarswamy , Gandhi and Nehru, etc.
The Indian tradition of writing in English continues with the women writers. They avowedly refuse to be considered pure feminists with a preoccupation with a female psyche only. Anita Desai, Shashi Deshpande, Subhadra, Sen Gupta, Raja Narsiman, Geeta Hariharan, etc are on the list who write in an affirmative view rather than breaking the fabric of social life.
The Course talks about the success achieved by Roy, Rushdie and Seth because they display an inventiveness which, while breaking all ground rules of English, creates a register close to Vernacular Indian Tongue.
The course on Indian English Literature presents an overview that both Diaspora and Native writers do not forsake India and remain preoccupied with Indian ethos and multilingual complexity.
| Course Status : | Ongoing |
| Course Type : | Elective |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 16 weeks |
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| Credit Points : | 8 |
| Level : | Postgraduate |
| Start Date : | 01 Jan 2025 |
| End Date : | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Exam Date : | 18 May 2025 IST |
| Exam Shift : | Shift-I |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
MA in English Literature, she specializes in Indian English Literature and is a Ph.D. in American Literature, pursued research at American Studies Research Centre, (ASRC) Hyderabad. She is a resource person to the UGC – Human Resource Development Centre at various states and central universities. She has contributed as a resource person at National Resource Center, SavitriBai Phule University, Pune for the SWAYAM platform.
She has been an expert member in the Discipline of English for the committee constituted by UGC for the selection of candidates under the Post Doctoral Fellowship Scheme, Research Award Scheme and Emeritus Fellowship Scheme of the UGC.
She has also been on the list of experts for preparing Self Learning Material of MP Bhoj Open University, Bhopal M.P.
She is a member of the Board of Studies of various universities namely, Dr. B.R Ambedkar National Law University, Rai, Sonepat Haryana and Department of Higher Studies and Foreign Languages, Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj University, Kanpur. Presently, she is member, School Board of various Schools of Studies of Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.
Her areas of interest are Creative Writing, ICT interventions in the Humanities, Teaching English as a Second Language, Studies in Culture and Literary Heritage and Interdisciplinary Studies, She is presently working on Indian knowledge systems and English Communication Skills.
She has published books on Saul Bellow, Pedagogy & Teaching of English Language. She has to her credit articles and research papers published in National / International Journals. She appears on the editorial board of journals. She is also a research guide and has successfully supervised PhDs under her guidance.
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