Course

Unit I

“The Blue Light” – Vaikom Muhammed Basheer
“The Gravestone”- Shahnaz Bashir
“The Story of a Crow Learning Prosody”- SubramaniaBharati

Unit 2

“A Letter”- K.M Munshi
“The Search” – DheebaNazir
“Gold from the Graves”- Anna Bhau Sathe

Unit 3

“After the Hanging”- O.V. Vijayan
The Shroud”- MunshiPremchand
The Governor’s Visit”- Kalki
“A Death in Delhi”- Kamaleshwar

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the Indian Literary tradition through the study of representative translated short stories from diverse parts of India and tomake them familiar with the morals and values held in high esteem by the ideals of Indianness.

• CO1. Outline the contribution of regional writers from India to the genre of short story.
• CO2 .Demonstrate an understanding of India’s multireligious, multicultural, and multilingual society.
• CO3. Discuss the role of literature in reflecting and shaping social contexts.
• CO4. Analyze the thematic and stylistic concerns in regional short stories.
• CO5. Critically evaluate the development of literary sensibilities in India and the representation of social and cultural perspectives.

Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes

Unit I

“The Blue Light” – Vaikom Muhammed Basheer
“The Gravestone”- Shahnaz Bashir
“The Story of a Crow Learning Prosody”- SubramaniaBharati

Unit 2

“A Letter”- K.M Munshi
“The Search” – DheebaNazir
“Gold from the Graves”- Anna Bhau Sathe

Unit 3

“After the Hanging”- O.V. Vijayan
The Shroud”- MunshiPremchand
The Governor’s Visit”- Kalki
“A Death in Delhi”- Kamaleshwar

• Natarajan, Nalini. “Introduction: Regional Literature of India: Paradigms and Contexts.” Handbook of Twentieth Century Literature of India. Ed.  Nalini Natarajan. London: Greenwood, 1996. 1 – 20. Print.
• Ramakrishnan, E V. Locating Indian Literature: Texts, Traditions, Translations. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2017.
• The Greatest Indian Short Stories Ever Told. Ed. Arunava Sinha. New Delhi: Alpha Book Company, 2023