Online Degree

Indian writing in English

By Ms. Radhika Batra | Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

At the end of the course, learners will be able to-

OMENG-DS-401.1. List the historical and cultural events that influenced the development of Indian English literature during 19th- 20th century.

OMENG-DS-401.2. Describe various literary themes and writing styles of various Indian writers in English

OMENG-DS-401.3. Demonstrate different literary techniques and the literary styles used by the authors in the given texts.

OMENG-DS-401.4. Critically analyze the text by separating in into parts to know its basic theme and structure.

OMENG-DS-401.5. Appraise the texts by comparing them to other relevant texts of present and past ages.

OMENG-DS-401.6. Write analytical essays about various topics related to Indian English Literature.

Unit I
Mulk Raj Anand : Untouchable

R K Narayan : The Financial Expert

Unit II
Kiran Desai: Inheritance of Loss

Arundhati Roy: God of Small Things

UNIT III
Khushwant Singh: Train to Pakistan

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: The Palace of Illusions

Unit IV

Sarojini Naidu: ‘A Love Song from the North’, ‘A Rajput Love Song’, ‘An Indian', ‘Love song’, ‘Autumn Song’, ‘Cradle Song’

Sri Aurobindo Ghosh: ‘Invitation’, ‘Kamadeva’, ‘Liberation’, ‘life’, ‘Nirvana’

A K Ramanujan: ‘On the death of a Poem’, ‘Self-Portrait’, [‘Extended Family’, ‘Still Life’, ‘A River’

1. M.K. Naik, S.K. Desai and G.S. Amur (eds.). 1968. Critical Essays on Indian Writing in English, Karnataka University.

2. Meenakshi Mukherji. 1999. Realism and Reality - The Novel and Society in India, Oxford India Paperbacks.

3. Uma Parmeshwaran. 1976, A Study of Representative Indo-English Novelists, Vikas Pub. House.

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