FOUNDATIONCOURSE:LANGUAGE,LITERATURE,ANDCREATIVITYI(INDIANLITERATURE)

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
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FoundationCourse:Language,Literature,andCreativityI (IndianLiterature)
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FOUNDATION COURSE Indian Literature (Only for those students who have not studied Arabic/Hindi/MIL/Persian/Sanskrit upto 8th Class) Course Description
This course is meant for students admitted to the Four Year Undergraduate Programme who are otherwise exempt from studying Indian Languages under the rules of the University of Delhi. The readings for this course are comprise translations into English from regional language literatures as well as writings in English. Offered as an alternative to Language, Literature, Culture (I) in Hindi or any of the other Indian languages, this course conforms to the principles laid down for all foundation courses. Accordingly, this course will:

1. Aim towards trans-disciplinarity and multidisciplinarity in design and content 2. Lay equal emphasis on classroom/blackboard teaching and on project work in student groups of five 3. Allow teachers and students to design appropriate project work 4. Integrate course work with projects to fulfil the fundamental objectives of the course 5. Avoid the use of excessive study material 6. Bear in mind some of the cultural and social challenges facing India Objectives of the Course To develop an aptitude for critically reading a variety of Indian literatures To enable an engagement with contemporary local, national and world issues To develop skills in comprehension, analysis and critical ability To enhance creative skills and creative expression

COURSE STRUCTURE ORGANIZATION OF TEACHING 16 weeks x 4 = 64 class hours 16 weeks x 1 = 16 student presentations Grand total = 80 hours

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READINGS Unit 1: Understanding India 1. A Rainbow of Contradictions, Think India, ed. Vinay Rai and William L. Simon (Dutton: Penguin, 2007) pp. 15862. 2. Namdev, You have put up a show, How Can I Live; Kabir, The Simple State; and Meera, I Know Only Krishna, in Indian Literature: An Introduction, ed. Anjana Neira Dev et. al. (Delhi: Pearson, 2006). 3. Vikram Seth, An Excerpt from A Suitable Boy (Delhi: Viking, 1993) pp. 137-49. Unit 2: Representing Partition, Migration and Identity 1. Nabanita Dev Sen, Proprietor, in Crossings: Stories from Bangladesh and India, tr. Radha Chakravarty (New Delhi: Indialog, 2003). 2. Extract from Sleepwalkers by Joginder Paul, tr. Sunil Trivedi and Sukrita Paul Kumar (Delhi: Katha, 1998). 3. R. Parthasarathy, Exile from Homecoming, and Syed Amanuddins Dont Call me Indo-Anglian, in An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry, ed. C.D. Narasimhaiah (Madras: Macmillan, 1990). Unit 3: What is Dalit Literature? 1. Daya Pawar, We are Kings!, in Poisoned Bread: Translations from Modern Marathi Dalit Literature, ed. Arjun Dangle (Mumbai: Orient Longman, 1992) pp. 8591. 2. M.B. Manoj, Children of the Woods Conversing with Christ, in Writing in the Dark, tr. Ajay Sekher and ed. M.B. Manoj and George K. Alex (Mumbai: Adhyana Kendra, 2008). 3. Bama, Karukku, tr. Lakshmi Holmstrom and ed. Mini Krishnan, (Chennai: Macmillan, 2000) pp. 2541. Unit 4: From Other Margins 1. Mamang Dai, The Sorrow of Women and An Obscure Place in Oxford Anthology of North East India, ed. Tillotoma Misra (New Delhi: OUP, 2011). 2. Sanjoy Hazarika, There are no Shangri-Las Left, in Oxford Anthology of North East India, ed. Tillotoma Misra (New Delhi: OUP, 2011). 3. Tale of Lord Kobariya, Bhil Lokakhyano: Oral Narratives of the Dungri Bhils, ed. Bhagvandas Patel, tr. Nila Shah (Mumbai: Nayan Suryanand Lok-Pratishthan, 2009).

ASSESSMENT: 100 marks

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT: (Continuous assessment and project evaluation) 50 marks This will be based on: a) Assessment of writing and literary sensibility through class presentations, etc. b) Project evaluation on the basis of group presentations (oral and written). END-SEMESTER WRITTEN EXAMINATION: 50 marks Oral assessment Written end-semester examination
Note: The test may not rely on any of the prescribed texts.

: 15 marks : 35 marks

The end-semester examination will assess: a) Reading skills across a range of unfamiliar/unseen text types. b) Writing skills and creative expression through tasks that shall be based on the themes of the units. The tasks need not be limited to the prescribed texts. c) Vocabulary and grammar. Project Guidelines
a) Projects shall be carried out in groups of at least 5 students. b) Project topics will be available in the learning materials. However,

students will have the freedom to design their own projects in coordination with their teacher. Projects shall be carried out three stages: Stage 1: Listing aims, objectives, writing a proposal Stage 2: Using an appropriate methodology to prepare a mid-semester presentation based on empirical investigation and analysis
Stage 3: Final presentation and submission of a written report

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Suggested Project Topics 1. Comparative study of social and environmental issues in any two states in India using official and other sources. Substantiate your conclusions with relevant evidence. 2. Conduct interviews and write three case studies of partition victims/refugees/migrant workers (from any part of India). Consult historical/archival sources, media reports, films, etc. 3. Prepare two case studies based on peer interviews on the reasons for migration to urban centres of education and employment. 4. Record folktales/songs from any two languages/dialects from any part of India, and make comparative study of contents, contexts, and form.