Explore the rich history and evolution of Indian Writing in English through this comprehensive course. Delve into the origins of English as an organized discipline in India, examining crucial documents like Macaulay's Minute and their impact on Indian literature. Trace the development of Indian English fiction, poetry, and drama from 1780 to 1940, studying influential writers such as Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Toru Dutt, and Rabindranath Tagore. Analyze the effects of historical events like the Bengal Renaissance and the National Movement on Indian literature. Investigate the works of contemporary Indian authors, including women poets and playwrights, and explore various genres such as autobiographical novels, short stories, and street theatre. Gain insights into the methods of approaching Indian writing, the influence of classical Indian literature, and the role of translation in shaping modern Indian literature in English.
Overview
Syllabus
Making of Indian Writing in English : Introduction -II.
Decline of the Mughal and Rise of the English.
Impact of west on Indian Imagination.
Making of Indian Writing in English 1780- 1940 : Introduction.
English as an Organized Discipline.
Macaulay's Minute : A Crucial Document.
Indian Writings in English : Raja Ram Mohun Roy.
Indian Writings in English : "Sultana's Dream".
Macaulay's Minute : II.
Derozio : Voice of Bengal Renaissance.
Saguna : First Autobiographical Novel.
Indian English Fiction : Origins.
Post-1857 Developments and Indian English.
Beginnings of National Movement : Society and Culture.
Bankimchandra Rajmohan's Wife.
Sarojini Naidu : The Poet.
Toru Dutt : Prose Writing.
Girish Karnad as Dramatist.
Tagore as a Poet.
Hellenic Criticism.
Girish Karnad: "Wedding Album".
Kamala Markandaya : Nectar in a Sieve.
India Theory of Drama/Theater/Performance : Introduction.
Attia Hosain.
Harindranath Chattopadhyaya : Poet & Dramatist.
Contemporary Indian Women Poets in English.
Mahesh Dattani - Dramatist.
Shakespeare in India.
Contemporary Women Poets in Indian English -II.
G. V. Desani : All About H Hatterr.
R. K. Narayan : Novelist.
Jotiba Phule : Pioneering Reform.
Har Dayal : Hints for Self Culture.
Indian Writing in English : Summing Up.
Indian Writing : Methods of Approach.
Vedas : What We Can Learn ?.
Women Bhakti Poet Lal Ded.
BHASA'S SSWAPNAVASA DATTA.
"Mirabai : Voice of Courage".
Mahabharata : Some Impressions.
Bhakti Poetry : ANDAL and AKKA.
Shudraka's Mrichchhkatika.
Kalidasa's Abhigyan Sakuntalam - A View.
The Ramayana : A view.
Kashmiri Poetry : Romantic Form.
"Kabir : Poet and Phenomenon".
ISMAT CHUGHTAI : A FEMINIST VOICE.
Bhakti Kavya.
Sufi Poetry : Bulleh Shah and Waris Shah.
Amir Khusrau and Rahim.
Indian Folk Theatre Forms.
Fakir Mohan Senapati and Odiya Literature.
Mir, Nazir and Ghalib.
Folk Theatre forms : Jatra and Qissa.
Classical Tamil Literature - Atikal's Cilappatikaram.
Rabindranath Tagore and Premchand.
Badal Sircar.
Vijay Tendulkar.
Short Story in Modern India.
Women Playwrights.
Yashpal : Hindi Fiction.
Nirala and Muktibodh.
Realism in Malayalam Fiction.
Indian Theatre : Datta Bhagat.
Contemporary Poetry in Bengal.
"Short Fiction in Post - Independence India".
Role of Theatre in Modern Period : View Points.
Humanism in Modern Indian Writing.
Street Theatre in Modern India.
Indian Poetry Post Independence.
Translated Indian Writing : Implications.
Critical Thought in Modern Indian Writing.
Theatre Activism : Mahashweta Devi.
Indian Literature in English Translation : Summing up.
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