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    This document outlines the course ENG 437: Indian Literature for the 2023-24 academic year. The course will provide an overview of the tradition and evolution of Indian literature written in many languages and rooted in varied cultures. It will cover both ancient cultural streams like Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Islamic, and folk literature as well as more recent fictional streams from the past and present written in various Indian languages. Students will read selections from these traditions and analyze how they represent ideas of India. The class will be interactive with discussions, and students will complete two assignments, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Grading will be based on exams, assignments, attendance, and a possible group project.

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    This document outlines the course ENG 437: Indian Literature for the 2023-24 academic year. The course will provide an overview of the tradition and evolution of Indian literature written in many languages and rooted in varied cultures. It will cover both ancient cultural streams like Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Islamic, and folk literature as well as more recent fictional streams from the past and present written in various Indian languages. Students will read selections from these traditions and analyze how they represent ideas of India. The class will be interactive with discussions, and students will complete two assignments, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Grading will be based on exams, assignments, attendance, and a possible group project.

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    This document outlines the course ENG 437: Indian Literature for the 2023-24 academic year. The course will provide an overview of the tradition and evolution of Indian literature written in many languages and rooted in varied cultures. It will cover both ancient cultural streams like Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Islamic, and folk literature as well as more recent fictional streams from the past and present written in various Indian languages. Students will read selections from these traditions and analyze how they represent ideas of India. The class will be interactive with discussions, and students will complete two assignments, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Grading will be based on exams, assignments, attendance, and a possible group project.

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    ENG 437: Indian Literature

    2023 – 24 (II)
    Schedule: W Th F 11-12; Venue: L 13
    Instructor: Mini Chandran ([email protected])
    About the course
    This course will give you an overview of the tradition and evolution of literature in India,
    written in many languages and rooted in varied cultures. It conceptualizes Indian literature as
    a ‘kathasaritsagara’ or an ocean into which numerous streams of stories flow, and will
    include the past and present of literary India. The attempt is to arrive at an understanding of
    the traditions and languages that go into the making of the Indian literary tradition.
    The course contents are arranged along the following lines:
    Cultural streams
    The literature of India consists of diverse cultural traditions, like the Vedic, the Buddhist,
    Jain, Islamic, and folk traditions. The first part of the course is a sampling of these multiple
    traditions, the texts being:
    1. Three hymns from the Rig Veda
    2. Four Sangam poems
    3. Three poems from Therigatha
    4. Three poems by Amir Khusrau
    5. The Tale of Kansari (oral folk tale)
    6. The Hermit and the Harlot (short play)

    Fictional streams
    This part of the course will explore the recent past and present of literature in India, written in
    different languages and regions. In the process it will analyze the picture of India that
    emerges from these diverse literary texts, to get a better understanding of the idea of India.
    1. The Devotee - Rabindranath Tagore
    2. Under the Banyan Tree – R. K. Narayan
    3. Black Marginalia - Saadat Hasan Manto
    4. Panchlight - Phanishwar Nath Renu
    5. After the Hanging - O. V. Vijayan
    6. Hori and 1984 - Shrilal Shukla
    7. The Five Women - Mahasweta Devi
    8. Pilgrimage – Janice Pariat
    9. I see Kashmir from New Delhi at Midnight (poem) – Agha Shahid Ali
    10. One Hundred Armchairs (novella) – Jeyamohan

    Course material will be made available as a single text at the Photocopy shop in Hall 8. It
    would be best to have a copy of this with you in class.
    Class Policy
    The classes will be interactive, and I expect you to participate in the discussions on various
    topics. Please do not be late to class (beyond 10 minutes), as it disturbs me as well as those
    who are already in class. Regular attendance is highly recommended. There is 5% weightage
    for attendance.
    Plagiarism Policy
    There will be zero-tolerance for copying of any kind. Copying from each other will fetch both
    people a zero. Citing from electronic sources like Wikipedia without proper
    acknowledgement, amounts to copying. This will also be given a zero.
    Grading and weightage
    There will be two assignments, and two examinations – the mid-semester and the end-
    semester. Writing the end-semester examination is mandatory.
    The first assignment will be a quiz conducted in class which will be announced beforehand.
    The second assignment might be a project (individual or group – this depends on the class
    size) that will involve presentations and submission of a written report.
    Mid-sem: 25%
    Assignments: 20% each
    End-sem: 30%
    Attendance: 5%

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