THIRD SEMESTERelectivetheorySem 3
MODERN INDIAN LITERATURE
HUM 4424
Syllabus
- 01Beginning of Indian Writing in English
- 02The Gandhian Influence; Partition and Independence
- 03early Indian Novel in English
- 04The Growth of Indian Theatre in English: Indainaisation and Western influence in Drama
- 05Poetry: Early Poetry-Toru Dutt, Sarojini Naidu, Kamala Das, Amrita Pritam, Jayanta Mahapatra
- 06Development in poetic trends: A K Ramanujam, Gauri Deshpande, R Partha Sarathi Nissim Ezekeil, Keki Daruwalla, Arvind Kolatkar
- 07Fiction in Indian writing: R K Narayan, Amitav Ghosh, Arundati Roy; Rohinton Mistry, Salman Rushdhi, and JumpaLahri
References
- Appudurai, Arjun, Appadurai, Arjun. Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 2005.
- Deshmane, Chetan, ed. Muses India: Essays on English-Language Writers from Mahomet to Rushdie. Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland & Co., 2013.
- Mukherjee, Meenakshi. The Twice Born Fiction. Pencraft, New Delhi, 2001.
- Iyengar, Srinivasa K.R.: Indian Writing in English. Sterling Publishers Private Limited. Reprint 1994.
- Naik, M.K. A History of Indian English Literature. Sahitya Academy, 1982, reprint.
Credits Structure
3Lecture
0Tutorial
0Practical
3Total