Unit 1
Introduction: Differences between novel and short stories – origin and development of short stories – Rabindranath Tagore: Kabuliwallah; Mulk Raj Anand: The Gold Watch.
| Course Name | Indian Short Stories in English |
| Course Code | 19ENG234 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Computer and Communication Engineering |
| Year Taught | 2019 |
Introduction: Differences between novel and short stories – origin and development of short stories – Rabindranath Tagore: Kabuliwallah; Mulk Raj Anand: The Gold Watch.
R. K. Narayan: Sweets for Angels; K. A. Abbas: The Refugee; Khushwant Singh: The Mark of Vishnu.
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar: The Curds-Seller; Manohar Malgonkar: Upper Division Love; Romila Thapar: The Spell; Premchand: The Voice of God.
Objectives
To help the students learn the fine art of story writing; to help them learn the techniques of story telling; to help them study fiction relating it to the socio- cultural aspects of the age; to familiarize them with different strategies of reading short stories; to make them familiar with the morals and values held in high esteem by the ideals of Indianness.
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Evaluation Pattern
| Assessment | Internal | External |
| Periodical 1 (P1) | 15 | – |
| Periodical 2 (P2) | 15 | – |
| *Continuous Assessment (CA) | 20 | – |
| End Semester | – | 50 |
| *CA – Can be Quizzes, Assignment, Projects, and Reports. | ||
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