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Volume 05 · Semester V

Indian Writing in English

Tradition, change and belonging

Chief Editor: Professor Avinash Jodha
Course: BA English Literature, Semester V
Publisher: Surya Prakashan Mandir
Volume Overview

Reading with context and care

Discover Indian Writing in English through poetry, fiction, drama and national thought. This volume places tradition, change and belonging at the centre of literary study. It introduces the relationships between private experience and wider social questions, including memory, identity, gender and responsibility. Markandaya, Dattani, Mitra and Kalam form part of a range that invites students to consider the variety of Indian literary expression. Critical studies, summaries, glossaries and answered practice support close reading and examination preparation.

Curriculum Focus

Selected coverage

Indian poetry and fiction; Markandaya, Dattani, Mitra and Kalam.

Key authors, foundational essays, dramatic masterworks, and classical devotional poetry aligned with the MGSU BA English curriculum.
Pedagogical Apparatus

Study support

Literary foundations, critical study, detailed summaries, glossaries, passage explanations, answered questions and MCQs.

Postcolonial perspectives and indigenous idioms
The politics of gender, caste and identity in modern India
The evolution of Indian English drama, fiction and non-fiction
Close readings of Markandaya, Dattani, Mitra and Kalam
Critical vocabularies on diaspora and nationhood
Comprehensive revision summaries and examination answers

Volume details & academic credits

CourseBA English Literature, Semester V
UniversityMaharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner
Chief EditorProfessor Avinash Jodha
Co-editorsDr. Manish Maharshi, Dr. Sunita Nain and Dr. Neetu Bissa
PublisherSurya Prakashan Mandir, Bikaner
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