Indian Writing in English (B.A English)

Poetry, fiction and drama by Indian writers in English such as Tagore, Narayan, Anand, Ezekiel and Karnad.

6 MonthsDuration 5Chapters21Topics

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01Unit 1: Rise of Indian Writing in English 4 topics
  1. Macaulay's Minute and English education
  2. Early writers: Derozio, Toru Dutt, Michael Madhusudan Dutt
  3. First Indian English novels
  4. Themes and the question of Indian English
02Unit 2: Indian English Poetry 5 topics
  1. Rabindranath Tagore: Gitanjali
  2. Sarojini Naidu
  3. Nissim Ezekiel
  4. Kamala Das
  5. A.K. Ramanujan and Jayanta Mahapatra
03Unit 3: Indian English Fiction 5 topics
  1. Mulk Raj Anand: Untouchable
  2. R.K. Narayan: The Guide / Malgudi stories
  3. Raja Rao: Kanthapura
  4. Anita Desai and Arundhati Roy
  5. Salman Rushdie and later novelists
04Unit 4: Indian English Drama 3 topics
  1. Girish Karnad: Tughlaq, Hayavadana
  2. Mahesh Dattani: Final Solutions
  3. Themes of myth and history in Indian drama
05Unit 5: Indian English Prose 4 topics
  1. M.K. Gandhi: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru: The Discovery of India
  3. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
  4. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: Wings of Fire

About

You will be able to

  • Trace the growth of Indian writing in English from Derozio to the present
  • Explain prescribed poems of Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, Ezekiel, Kamala Das and Ramanujan
  • Analyse novels of Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao and later novelists
  • Analyse plays of Girish Karnad and Mahesh Dattani
  • Discuss prose works of Gandhi, Nehru and Abdul Kalam
  • Explain themes such as nationalism, tradition and modernity, caste and identity

Who it is for

  • B.A Semester 5 students with English as a major subject (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
  • Students preparing for TGT / PGT / UGC NET English

What you need

  • English papers of Semesters 1-4

Questions

Which syllabus does this course follow?

It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus (MGKVP, VBSPU, Lucknow University and others) for B.A English, Semester 5. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.

How will I be tested?

Unit-wise MCQ tests, short and long answer practice in university exam pattern, and a final mock paper.

Which texts are prescribed?

Texts vary by university; the centre teaches the ones in your university's list, with summaries and themes.

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