IV – Semester

OPTIONAL ENGLISH SYLLABUS
Indian English Literature (and Translation) (Paper IV)



Unit I A brief introduction to Indian Literature (10 hours)
• Bhakti Movement-An introductory note
• A History of Indian Writing in English
• Partition Literature
• Feminism in India

Unit II (8 hours)
Prose
1. Mulk Raj Anand: The Barber’s Trade Union
2. Bhisham Sahni: Tamas(Extract)

Unit III (20 hours)
Poetry
1. Basavanna: ‘Rich build temples for Shiva’
2. Meera Bai: ‘Nothing is really Mine’
3. Sarojini Naidu: The Broken Wing
4. A K Ramanujan: Obituary
5. Aga Shahid Ali: Postcard from Kashmir

Unit IV (11 hours)
Drama
1. Vijay Tendulkar: Silence! The Court is in Session (Act One)

Unit V (11 hours)
Novel
1. R K Narayan: The Guide (Extract-Chapter 5 & 6)

External References/ Readings
1. A History of Indian writing in English by M N Srinivas
2. Speaking of Siva by A K Ramanujan
3. Perishable Empires – Meenakshi Mukherjee.