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IGNOU MEG-14 Code Details
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University
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
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Title
Contemporary Indian Literature in English Translation
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Language(s)
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Code
MEG-14
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Subject
English
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Degree(s)
MA
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Course
Optional Courses
IGNOU MEG-14 English Topics Covered
Block 1 - Background Studies
- Unit 1 - The Concept of Indian Literature
- Unit 2 - The Concept of Indian Literature: Modern Period
- Unit 3 - Comparative Studies in Indian Literature
- Unit 4 - English Translation of Indian Literature
Block 2 - Samskara: U. R. Anantha Murthy
- Unit 1 - The Writer and his Literary Context
- Unit 2 - Samskara: The Narrative
- Unit 3 - Samskara: Form and Themes
- Unit 4 - Samskara: Characters, Title, Literary Criticism and Contemporary Relevance
Block 3 - Tamas: Bhisham Sahni
- Unit 1 - The Writer and The Partition
- Unit 2 - Getting to Know the Text
- Unit 3 - Making Sense of the Narrative
- Unit 4 - Characters and Characterization
- Unit 5 - An Overview
Block 4 - Short Story-I
- Unit 1 - Mahasweta Devi: Salt
- Unit 2 - Vaikom Muhammad Basheer: Birthday
- Unit 3 - Nirmal Verma: Birds
- Unit 4 - Ismat Chughtai: Tiny's Granny
- Unit 5 - Gopinath Mohanty: Tadpa
Block 5 - Short Story-II
- Unit 1 - Indira Goswami (Mamoni Raisom Goswami): The Empty Chest
- Unit 2 - Motilal Jotwani: Very Lonely, She
- Unit 3 - Afsar Ahmed: Headmaster, Prawn, Chanachur
- Unit 4 - Vijaydan Detha: The Compromise
Block 6 - Poetry
- Unit 1 - K. S. Nongkynrih: Requiem (Khasi)
- Unit 2 - Haribhajan Singh: Tree and The Sage
- Unit 3 - Dina Nath Nadim: The Moon
- Unit 4 - Kondepudi Nirmala: Mother Serious
- Unit 5 - Ramakanta Rath: Sri Radha
- Unit 6 - Sitanshu Yashashchandra: Orpheus
Block 7 - Tughlaq: Girish Karnad
- Unit 1 - Introducting Contemporary Indian Literature
- Unit 2 - Introducting The Author and The Play
- Unit 3 - Tughlaq: Structure, Themes and Motifs
- Unit 4 - Characters and Critical Comments on the Play
Block 8 - Non-Fictional Prose
- Unit 1 - Amrita Rai: Prem Chand, His Life and Times
- Unit 2 - Bama (Faustina Mary Fatima Rani): Karukku
- Unit 3 - Saadat Hasan Manto: On Ismat
- Unit 4 - Uma Prasad Mukhopadhyaya: Manimahesh
IGNOU MEG-14 (July 2024 - January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Analyze the social context that caused the birth of Kannada novels.
2. Write an essay on Partition novels in Hindi.
3. Write a note on growth of Contemporary Indian Theatre.
4. What are the aims of Dalit Writings and how well does ‘Karukku’ achieve them?
5. ‘Salt’ combines stringent political comment with sophisticated literary technique. Discuss.
6. Do you think ‘Birds’ ends on a happy note? Give reasons for your answer.
7. Comment on the style and symbolism used in the story ‘The Empty Chest’.
8. Discuss ‘The Compromise’ as an allegory.
9. Discuss the thematics and poetic-style of the poem ‘Tree and the Sage’.
10. How does a late 20th or 21st century reader accept the re-invention of the myth of Sri Radha?
IGNOU MEG-14 (July 2023 - January 2024) Assignment Questions
1. What is the role of two major Sanskrit epics in the construction of Indian culture?
2. Which character(s) do you like the most in the novel “Samskara”? Why?
3. Do any of the character(s) surprise you at any stage in the novel ‘Tamas”? Who are they?
4. Bring out the silver lining in the story “Birthday”.
5. Discuss the symbols in the story “The Empty Chest”.
6. Discuss the significance of images related to spirit and matter in the poem “Just Once Try”.
7. Write a note on the contemporary relevance of Tughlaq.
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