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INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE
ASSIGNMENT 2026-27 (Based on Blocks 1-8)
Course Code: MEG-07
Max. Marks: 100 Attempt any five (5) questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Write short notes on:
a. Autobiographical elements in Kamala Das’ “My Grandmother’s House”
b. Character of Tara in Clear Light of Day
c. R. K. Narayan’s prose style
d. Salman Rushdie as a diasporic writer
2. Discuss the portrayal of women characters in Raja Rao’s Kanthapura.
3. Do you think Mahesh Dattani’s play Tara is ultimately about Tara’s tragedy or Chandan’s journey of atonement? Critically examine.
4. Shashi Deshpande’s stories move beyond conventional feminism to foreground a range of issues. Do you agree? Illustrate with examples.
5. Discuss the use of magical realism in Midnight’s Children. How does it contribute to the novel’s political and historical critique?
6. How does Sri Aurobindo respond to Western critiques of Indian Civilisation in Is India Civilised? Elaborate.
7. How does Mulk Raj Anand’s narrative technique contribute to the impact of his novel Untouchable? Illustrate.
8. Critically discuss the central issues in the poetry of Sarojini Naidu.
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