Learn · Indian Writing in English
Lecture 5 of 72Week 1
Macaulay’s Minute on Education Part 1
Prof. Umasankar Patra · IIT Madras
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All the lectures
- Week 1 Overview
- Gauri Vishwanathan's “The Beginnings of English Literary Study” Part 1
- Gauri Vishwanathan's “The Beginnings of English Literary Study” Part 2
- Ram Mohan Roy’s “The Need for Modern Education"
- Macaulay’s Minute on Education Part 1
- Macaulay’s Minute on Education Part 2
- Week 2 Overview
- Vinay Dharwadker’s “The Historical Formation of Indian English Literature” Part 1
- Vinay Dharwadker’s “The Historical Formation of Indian English Literature” Part 2
- The Travels of Din Muhammed Part 1
- The Travels of Din Muhammed Part 2
- The Travels of Din Muhammed Part 3
- Week 3 Overview
- The Rise of the Novel
- The Novel’s Arrival in India
- Evolution of the Indian English Novel
- Introduction to Rajmohan’s Wife by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Week 4 Overview
- Rajmohan’s Wife Part 1
- Rajmohan’s Wife Part 2
- Rajmohan’s Wife Part 3
- Rajmohan’s Wife Part 4
- Rajmohan’s Wife Part 5
- Week 5 Overview
- A.K. Ramanujan’s “Is There an Indian Way of Thinking?” Part 1
- A.K. Ramanujan’s “Is There an Indian Way of Thinking?” Part 2
- A.K. Ramanujan’s “Is There an Indian Way of Thinking?” Part 3
- R.K. Narayan’s “A Horse and Two Goats” Part 1
- R.K. Narayan’s “A Horse and Two Goats” Part 2
- Week 6 Overview
- Early Indian English Poetry Part 1
- Early Indian English Poetry Part 2
- Early Indian English Poetry Part 3
- Evolution of Indian English Poetry
- Indian English Poetry – Nissim Ezekiel
- Week 7 - Overview
- Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 1
- Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 2
- Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 3
- Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 4
- Indian English Poetry – Arun Kolatkar Part 5
- Indian English Poetry – Jayanta Mahapatra and Kamala Das
- Week 8 - Overview
- Evolution of Indian English Drama
- Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man Part 1
- Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man Part 2
- Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man Part 3
- Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man Part 4
- Week 9 - Overview
- Introduction to the Writings of the Indian Diaspora
- Jhumpa Lahiri’s “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” Part 1
- Jhumpa Lahiri’s “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” Part 2
- Rohinton Mistry’s “The Ghost of Firozsha Baag”
- Salman Rushdie’s Imaginary Homelands Part 1
- Salman Rushdie’s Imaginary Homelands Part 2
- Week 10 - Overview
- Bhimayana Part 1
- Bhimayana Part 2
- Bhimayana Part 3
- Bhimayana Part 4
- Bhimayana Part 5
- Week 11 - Overview
- Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s “They Eat Meat!”
- Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s “November is the Month of Migrations”
- Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s “Eating with the Enemy”
- Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s “The Adivasi Will Not Dance”
- Week 12 - Overview
- Ulka Anjaria’s “Notes on the Indian Contemporary” – Part 1
- Ulka Anjaria’s “Notes on the Indian Contemporary” – Part 2
- Anuja Chauhan’s Those Pricey Thakur Girls – Part 1
- Anuja Chauhan’s Those Pricey Thakur Girls – Part 2
- Anuja Chauhan’s Those Pricey Thakur Girls – Part 3