# Indian Writing in English - Institution: IIT Madras - Department: Humanities and Social Sciences - Teacher: Prof. Umasankar Patra - Level: Undergraduate - Language: English - Subjects: Society and politics - Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106886) - Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.) - Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106886) - Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words) ## Lectures 1. [Week 1 Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/ac4bfea085e1) (Video) 2. [Gauri Vishwanathan's “The Beginnings of English Literary Study” Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/5cdb10387a02) (Video) 3. [Gauri Vishwanathan's “The Beginnings of English Literary Study” Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/c52a1dc725e3) (Video) 4. [Ram Mohan Roy’s “The Need for Modern Education"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/1ec59d2701b5) (Video) 5. [Macaulay’s Minute on Education Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/6989639f3f6a) (Video) 6. [Macaulay’s Minute on Education Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/452a5d74900b) (Video) 7. [Week 2 Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/e2b49db346c0) (Video) 8. [Vinay Dharwadker’s “The Historical Formation of Indian English Literature” Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/08acd29ff1cc) (Video) 9. [Vinay Dharwadker’s “The Historical Formation of Indian English Literature” Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/e9ecc2a6c4fe) (Video) 10. [The Travels of Din Muhammed Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/54fe34a923d9) (Video) 11. [The Travels of Din Muhammed Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/fe69bfe923c3) (Video) 12. [The Travels of Din Muhammed Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/f5940827a8fb) (Video) 13. [Week 3 Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/ca66d3a90a7c) (Video) 14. [The Rise of the Novel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/46049ad53a59) (Video) 15. [The Novel’s Arrival in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/a3a80daf987c) (Video) 16. [Evolution of the Indian English Novel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/23ca77540aef) (Video) 17. [Introduction to Rajmohan’s Wife by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/f1e98975c3bc) (Video) 18. [Week 4 Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/73e6a06ea042) (Video) 19. [Rajmohan’s Wife Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/352de299765e) (Video) 20. [Rajmohan’s Wife Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/6910c562b730) (Video) 21. [Rajmohan’s Wife Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/7f4c873737ad) (Video) 22. [Rajmohan’s Wife Part 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/95c09bdd40ab) (Video) 23. [Rajmohan’s Wife Part 5](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/5fb892529933) (Video) 24. [Week 5 Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/16024097b17e) (Video) 25. [A.K. Ramanujan’s “Is There an Indian Way of Thinking?” Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/9669b2ece5b0) (Video) 26. [A.K. Ramanujan’s “Is There an Indian Way of Thinking?” Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/9172545ff430) (Video) 27. [A.K. Ramanujan’s “Is There an Indian Way of Thinking?” Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/0638b97d7821) (Video) 28. [R.K. Narayan’s “A Horse and Two Goats” Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/d8ce7c98738c) (Video) 29. [R.K. Narayan’s “A Horse and Two Goats” Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/ca9fba38ff08) (Video) 30. [Week 6 Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/7a1eb1a54d4f) (Video) 31. [Early Indian English Poetry Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/fd0d37922a36) (Video) 32. [Early Indian English Poetry Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/b2b039aec5de) (Video) 33. [Early Indian English Poetry Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/9bbf3ee69616) (Video) 34. [Evolution of Indian English Poetry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/d9912460c299) (Video) 35. [Indian English Poetry – Nissim Ezekiel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/ef5b2094a861) (Video) 36. [Week 7 - Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/4fd18119a17e) (Video) 37. [Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/5d72ee9578cd) (Video) 38. [Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/31e618ef529e) (Video) 39. [Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/6a44c43dd606) (Video) 40. [Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/e320e317504c) (Video) 41. [Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 5](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/0f65231678a5) (Video) 42. [Indian English Poetry – Jayanta Mahapatra and Kamala Das](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/6677dbd70bd0) (Video) 43. [Week 8 - Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/9dd841d2e96f) (Video) 44. [Evolution of Indian English Drama](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/4b198c561d3f) (Video) 45. [Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/6edce46254c6) (Video) 46. [Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/822d42317ddc) (Video) 47. [Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/30a372abfb5d) (Video) 48. [Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man Part 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/9b354bd09eca) (Video) 49. [Week 9 - Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/1478f661be0f) (Video) 50. [Introduction to the Writings of the Indian Diaspora](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/e9469682329c) (Video) 51. [Jhumpa Lahiri’s “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/0050d9a66dc6) (Video) 52. [Jhumpa Lahiri’s “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/0e81f2e23b65) (Video) 53. [Rohinton Mistry’s “The Ghost of Firozsha Baag”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/4efa3aafcd5a) (Video) 54. [Salman Rushdie’s Imaginary Homelands Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/d23be3ffb228) (Video) 55. [Salman Rushdie’s Imaginary Homelands Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/3da6c5bc5101) (Video) 56. [Week 10 - Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/4abc673959b1) (Video) 57. [Bhimayana Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/fc511a78c451) (Video) 58. [Bhimayana Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/2c9fb6dbb385) (Video) 59. [Bhimayana Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/360e578c3cd3) (Video) 60. [Bhimayana Part 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/6236a473e5ff) (Video) 61. [Bhimayana Part 5](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/22b58c6a2d15) (Video) 62. [Week 11 - Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/0e6b929c38ca) (Video) 63. [Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s “They Eat Meat!”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/482adcadd6ff) (Video) 64. [Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s “November is the Month of Migrations”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/b6dec95dd5fd) (Video) 65. [Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s “Eating with the Enemy”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/02030406c829) (Video) 66. [Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s “The Adivasi Will Not Dance”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/602cde623b2f) (Video) 67. [Week 12 - Overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/919784c82a54) (Video) 68. [Ulka Anjaria’s “Notes on the Indian Contemporary” – Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/2e586537464a) (Video) 69. [Ulka Anjaria’s “Notes on the Indian Contemporary” – Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/10f9dd0073ec) (Video) 70. [Anuja Chauhan’s Those Pricey Thakur Girls – Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/24ffe0365c18) (Video) 71. [Anuja Chauhan’s Those Pricey Thakur Girls – Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/bb53375cde65) (Video) 72. [Anuja Chauhan’s Those Pricey Thakur Girls – Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106886/f524af7e3697) (Video)