ENGLISH ( INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH ) Book B.A Third Sem BIHAR

Unit

Topics to be covered

1

Poetry

a)      Toru Dutt – The Lotus

b)      Henry Derozio – The Harp of India, India, My Native Land

c)      Sarojini Naidu – The Palanquin Bearers

d)      Kamal Das – An Introduction

e)      Nissim Ezekiel – The Night of Scorpion

f)       Imtiyaz Dharkar – Purdah

g)      Vikram Seth – A Little Distance

2

Novel and Drama

a)      R.K. Narayan – The Bachelor of Arts

b)      Girish Karnad – Hayavadana

3

Prose

a)      Pandita Ramabai – Widowhood

b)      Rabindranath Tagore – The Spirit of Freedom

c)      B.R. Ambedkar – The Annihilation of Caste

d)      Salim Ali – Man and Nature in India – The Ecological Balance

e)      A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – Work Brings Solace

4

Stories

P.C. Roychaudhary, Folk Tales of Bihar, New Delhi:

Sahitya Akademi, 1968