The Post Graduate Diploma in Writings from India aims to sensitize learners in various aspects and domains of Indian English writings and writers such as, Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, Anita Desai, Salman Rushdie, and Mahesh Dattani amongst others, and reflects on the importance of Indian English literature. It examines the history of the institutionalization of English Studies in India, traces the beginnings of Indian English Poetry, Indian English Novel, different Englishes practiced across the globe, while critically analyzing the problems of teaching and learning English Literature. It also questions the western canon, looks at the emerging Indian literary Canon and talks about decolonizing the mind. We try and expose students to Indian Literatures in English translation, archived from literature in the Bhasha languages. And lastly we look at an integral part of the curricula at colleges and universities across the globe - literary theory and criticism, beginning with classical criticism, including romantic criticism, new criticism, feminist theories, deconstruction and ending with contemporary theories.

 

Course Code	Title of the Course	Course Credits
MEG 05	Literary Theory & Criticism	8
MEG 07	Indian English Literature	8
MEG 10	English Studies in India	8
MEG 14	Contemporary Indian Literature in English Translation	8
Total Credits		32 Credits

Teleconferencing

Teleconferencing is a one-way video and two-way audio facility. Teleconferencing is held every month. During teleconferencing session, you will get an opportunity to interact by phone in facility or fax with the resource persons/experts who participate in teleconferencing session and clear your doubts immediately. The teleconferencing facility will be available at the Regional Centre and Selected Study Centres. The teleconferencing schedule will be sent to the Programme In-charge and Regional Director who would inform the students. Teleconferencing is done through Gyan Darshan Live Channel. Students must regularly attend these sessions. These will help them clarify doubts and interact with other learners all over the country.

 

Radio Counseling

Radio counseling will be held through FM and students can ask questions free of cost with phone in facilities right from their homes. A toll free telephone number 110012345 has been provided for this purpose.

 

Telecast

The Programme will also be telecast through DD Metro channel and schedule will be informed to students in advance.

 

Audio-video Programmes

Audio and video programmes for each course have been prepared to support learning for the students. These Audio-video programmes in the form of cassettes are available at all Programme Study Centres. These Audio and video cassettes will be provided for viewing and listening. They can also hire the cassettes for viewing and listening.

 

 

Assignments

Assignment is a means of continuing assessment of theory and practical. Assignments will help you to recapitulate the theory and go back to the text again in case students are unable to answer a particular question. Thus assignments also help to reinforce learning in distance learning system of education. These assignments consist of a set of questions and activities that you will answer at your own place by referring your blocks.

 

The assignments will cover all types of questions (long answer type, short answer type, objective type, multiple choice questions and case studies).

The assignments will carry thirty percent weightage. Students will be required to obtain fifty percent marks as pass percentage in each assignment separately. Each assignment will carry 100 marks. In the final result assignments will carry thirty percent weightage.

 

Term-end Examination