Instructors:
Dr. Ram Prasad Bhatt; Dr. Victor Bartholomew D`avella
Displayed in timetable as:
Ind. Literatures
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
- | -
Comments/contents:
This seminar is conceptualized to deal with the modern part of the seminar “Hauptwerke” (the important literary works) and consists of two parts, namely – the medieval Indian literature (e.g. Kabirdas, Ravidas, Surdas, Mirabai) and the modern Indian literature. Approximately seven seminars will be on North Indian literary tradition and six seminars on South Indian literary tradition encompassing different Indian languages. Since the seminar will be held in English, no prior linguistic knowledge of Indian languages is required to attend this seminar. The relevant literature will be uploaded on STiNE well in advance. The participants will have the choice of presenting a talk/presentation in the class or writing a short essay (4-5 pages) as an accomplishment.
Themes:
Progressive Indian literature
Partition literature
Patriotism in Hindi and Urdu literature
Dalit literature
Women’s literature
Literature:
Bailey, Thomas Grahame (2008). A history of Urdu literature. Oxford University Press
Mookerjea-Leonard, Debali (2017) Literature, Gender, and the Trauma of Partition: The Paradox of Independence. London: Routledge
Paik, Sailaja (2014) Dalit Women’s Education in Modern India: Double discrimination. New York: Routledge
Ray, Bharati (ed) (2005) Women of India: Colonial and Post-Colonial Periods. New Delhi: Centre for studies in civilizations
Orsini, Francesca (2009). The Hindi Public Sphere 1920-1940: Language and Literature in the Age of Nationalism. Delhi: OUP India
Rai, Amrit. (1992). A House Divided: The Origin and Development of Hindi-Urdu. Delhi: Oxford University Press.
