Course Title: Indian Writing in English
Mode: Recorded Class
Instructor: Monami Mukherjee
Duration: 8 Sessions
Course Structure:
- Class 1: Introduction & Colonial Context – English in India, early prose, reformist writing.
- Class 2: Poetry: Early Phase – Excerpts from Derozio, Toru Dutt, Sarojini Naidu, Sri Aurobindo.
- Class 3: Poetry: Later Phase – Excerpts from Nissim Ezekiel, Kamala Das, A.K. Ramanujan, Meena Kandasamy.
- Class 4: Fiction: Early Phase – Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao.
- Class 5: Fiction: Later Phase – Anita Desai, Nayantara Sahgal, Shashi Deshpande.
- Class 6: The Rushdie Effect – Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh, Vikram Seth, Arundhati Roy.
- Class 7: Drama: Prominent Works – Girish Karnad, Asif Currimbhoy, Mahesh Dattani.
- Class 8: Wrap-Up & Thematic Synthesis – Comparative analysis, Exam Preparation Strategies.
Course Materials:
- Recorded Video Lectures
Presentation Slide Decks (PDF)
Multiple-Choice Questionnaires (MCQs)
Q&A Resources
* All videos and PDFs are available for download from the designated OneDrive folder.
* Course Fee: 1000 INR