Code: ENG DSC 103

Detailed Study: 

UNIT-I Linguistic Plurality within Sufi and Bhakti Traditions: i. Excerpts from "The Mad Lover" by Sisir Kumar Das ii. ―Kafi 7  by Bulla Shah iii. ―Vachana by Mahadeviyakka iv. ―Baul Song (Anonymous) 

UNIT-II Language Politics: Hindi and Urdu: i. Excerpts from "Introduction: A Conspectus" in A House Divided by Amrit Rai ii. ―Ghazal‖ by Amir Khusrau iii. ―Lajwanti‖ by Rajinder Singh Bedi iv. ―Hindi‖ by Raghuveer Sahai 

UNIT-III Tribal Verse: i. Excerpts from "Introduction‖ to Painted Words: An Anthology of Tribal Verse by G. N. Devy ii. Songs of Birth and Death ―A Munda Song‖ ―A Kondh Song‖ iii. ―Adi Song for the Recovery of Lost Health‖ 

UNIT-IV Dalit Voices: i. Excerpts from 'Dalit Sahitya: The Historical Background" by Eleanor Zelliot  ii. ―Habit‖ by F.M. Shinde ―An Untitled Poem‖ by N.T. Rajkumar ―Excerpts from Karukku‖ by Bama 

Non-Detailed Study: 

UNIT-V Writing in English: i. "Mother Tongue" by Padma Sachdev ii. ―Excerpts from Kanthapura‖ by Raja Rao 

UNIT-VI Woman Speak: Examples from Kannada and Bangla: i. Excerpts from ―A Flowering Tree: A Woman‘s Tale‘‖ by A. K. Ramanujan ii. Excerpts from ―A Woman‘s Retelling of the Rama Tale‘‖ by Nabaneeta Deb Sen 

UNIT-VII Literary Cultures: Gujarati and Sindhi: i. Excerpts from ―At the Crossroads of Indic and Iranian Civilizations‘ by Ali S. Asani