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Short Fiction in Indian Literature

Prof. A Divya · IIT Madras

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About

This course involves the study and analysis of fiction in English from different regions of India. The course will draw upon both short and long fiction. Students will be required to develop an understanding of both 19th century as well as contemporary Indian fiction. The objective of the course is to use literature as a point of entry into the nature of Indian identity and the Indian way of life.

Intended audience: Any Interested Learners

Lectures

Week 1

  1. Plotting the Story world of "In the Flood" by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai YouTube
  2. Plotting the Story world of "In the Flood" by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai YouTube
  3. Narrative Patterns in "In the Flood" YouTube
  4. Narrative Patterns in "In the Flood" YouTube
  5. Narrative point of View and Setting in "In the Flood" YouTube

Week 2

  1. Close reading Kamala Das "Summer Vacation" YouTube
  2. Close reading Kamala Das "Summer Vacation" YouTube
  3. "Summer Vacation" Overview YouTube

Week 3

  1. Plotting Tagore's Story "Kabuliwala" (1892) YouTube
  2. Plotting Tagore's Story "Kabuliwala" YouTube
  3. Plotting the Spatiality of Tagore's "Kabuliwala" YouTube
  4. Plotting the spatiality of Tagore's "Kabuliwala" YouTube
  5. Realism,Gender in Tagore's Kabuliwala YouTube
  6. How to write an Effective Paragraph YouTube

Week 4

  1. Plotting downfall in Khuswant Singh's "Karma" YouTube
  2. Plotting downfall in Khuswant Singh's "Karma" YouTube
  3. Narrative aspects in Khuswant Singh's "Karma" YouTube
  4. Khuswant Singh's "Karma" Overview YouTube

Week 5

  1. Plotting Sundara Ramaswamy's "Reflowering" YouTube
  2. Reading the Plot for themes in Sundara Ramaswamy's "Reflowering" YouTube
  3. Reading the Plot for themes in Sundara Ramaswamy's "Reflowering" (Continued) YouTube
  4. Narrative Devices in Sundara Ramaswamy's "Reflowering" YouTube
  5. Plotting Sundara Ramaswamy's "Reflowering" Overview YouTube

Week 6

  1. Short Genre and Premchand's The Chess Players YouTube
  2. Short Story Genre and Premchand's The Chess Players YouTube
  3. Short Story Structure and Premchand's The Chess Players YouTube
  4. The Chess Players Overview YouTube

Week 7

  1. Psychological Climax in Premchand's The Shroud YouTube
  2. Psychological Climax in Premchand's The Shroud ( Continued 1 ) YouTube
  3. Psychological Climax in Premchand's The Shroud ( Continued 2 ) YouTube
  4. Premchand's The Shroud YouTube
  5. The Shroud Overview YouTube

Week 8

  1. Patriarchal Culture in "A Kitchen in the Corner of the House" - I YouTube
  2. Patriarchal Culture in "A Kitchen in the Corner of the House" - II YouTube
  3. Patriarchal Culture in Ambai's "A Kitchen in the Corner of the House" - I YouTube
  4. Patriarchal Culture in Ambai's "A Kitchen in the Corner of the House" - II YouTube
  5. Patriarchal Culture in Ambai's "A Kitchen in the Corner of the House" - III YouTube

Week 9

  1. Catharsis in Mulk Raj Anand's The Price of Bananas - I YouTube
  2. Catharsis in Mulk Raj Anand's The Price of Bananas - II YouTube
  3. Catharsis in Mulk Raj Anand's The Price of Bananas - III YouTube
  4. Catharsis in Mulk Raj Anand's The Price of Bananas - Overview YouTube

Week 10

  1. Hidden Fractures in Ruskin Bond's The Blue Umbrella - I YouTube
  2. Hidden Fractures in Ruskin Bond's The Blue Umbrella - II YouTube
  3. Hidden Fractures in Ruskin Bond's The Blue Umbrella - III YouTube
  4. Hidden Fractures in Ruskin Bond's The Blue Umbrella - Overview YouTube

Week 11

  1. Plotting and Ideology in R.K. Narayan's A Horse and Two Goats - I YouTube
  2. Plotting and Ideology in R.K. Narayan's A Horse and Two Goats - II YouTube
  3. Plotting and Ideology in R.K. Narayan's A Horse and Two Goats - Overview YouTube

Week 12

  1. Childhood anxiety at Play in Anita Desai's Games at Twilight - I YouTube
  2. Childhood anxiety at Play in Anita Desai's Games at Twilight - II YouTube
  3. Childhood anxiety at Play in Anita Desai's Games at Twilight - III YouTube
  4. Childhood anxiety at Play in Anita Desai's Games at Twilight - Overview YouTube
  5. Short Fiction In Indian Literature - Overview I YouTube
  6. Short Fiction In Indian Literature - Overview II YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Madras
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Teacher
Prof. A Divya
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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