BEGC-103 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BEGC-103
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Assignment for July 2025 and January 2026 sessions
(Based on Blocks 1-4)
TMA 01/2025-26

Answer All Questions.

Section A Write short notes on the following in about 200 words each.

(i) Psychological Novels

(ii) R. K. Narayan’s Malgudi.

(iii) Plot of The Other Woman.

(iv) Theme of The Binding Vine.

Section B Answer the following questions in about 350 words each.

1. Write a note on the rise of the Indian novel in English.
2. Analyze the character of Urmi in The Binding Vine.
3. Attempt a critical appreciation of “Night of the Scorpion”
4. Explain how “The Lost Child” is an allegory.

Section C Answer the following questions in about 600 words each.

1. Critically examine Sarojini Naidu’s poem The Palanquin Bearer.
2. Analyse A Tiger for Malgudi as an allegory.
3. Evaluate Shashi Despande’s art of characterization with special reference to her novel The Binding Vine.
4. Write a thorough essay discussing the origins of Indian English poetry.
5. What are the essential features of a short story? Answer with suitable examples from the course.