INDIAN CIVILIZATION
INTRODUCTION SYLLABUS PROJECTS
STUDY GUIDES Indian History Indian Literature Indian Culture Indian Autobiography
LECTURES READINGS DISCUSSION
HISTORY (Ancient-Postclassical-E Modern-19th-20th) POL(Government-Military) SOC(Class-Gender) ECO(Innovation-Trade) CUL(Rel-Phi-Sci-Art-Lit)
CULTURE (Ancient-Postclassical-E Modern-19th-20th ) VERBAL(Lit-Lng-Script-Myth-Folklore) VISUAL(Pnt-Sclp-Arch ) PERFORMING(Dnc-Mus-Thea-Cin)
LITERATURE (Ancient-Postclassical-E Modern-19th-20th) GENRES (Poetry - Drama - Fiction - Autobiography -Essay )
CIVILIZATION Ancient (His-Cul-Lit) Postclassical(His-Cul-Lit) Early Modern(His-Cul-Lit) 19th Century(His-Cul-Lit) 20th Century(His-Cul-Lit)
LITERARY ENCYCLOPEDIA (Authors-Works-Characters)
ANCIENT PERIOD
Poetry
Drama
Essay
Fiction Epic RAMAYANA - MAHABHARATA
Story PANCATANTRA - BUDDHACARITA (JATAKA ) - BRHATKATHA
POSTCLASSICAL PERIOD
Poetry
Drama
Essay
Fiction Epic Ilango Adigal CILAPPATIKKARAM (The tale of the anklet) Non-religious work of 1st century CE
Tirutakkatevar CIVAKACINTAMANI (Jain religious work of 10th century CE)
NIKALECI (From Possession to freedom) (Jain Philosophy)
Tolamolittevar CULAMANI (Jain Philosophy)
Nanjunda Kavi RAMANATHA CHARITE
Romance Subandhu VASAVADATTA ( Kathā (narrative stories) : mix between Itihāsa (historical legends) and Mahākāvya (epic poetry))
Story HITOPADESA (Animal Fables - Statecraft)
VETAL PANCAVIMSATI (Vampires)
Bana HARSACARITA (Harsa's biography) - KADAMBARI (Romance and Adventure)
Dandin DASAKUMARACARITA (Ten Princes)
Somadeva KATHASARITSAGARA (Oceans of the streams of the story)
Janna TUTI-NAMA (Parrots)
Jayankontar KALINGALUTTAPARANI (Historical fiction - War)
Janna YASHODHARA CHARITE (Jain Values and beliefs)
Karki Veṅkaṭaramaṇa Śāstrī Sūri VIKRAMARKA CHARITRAMU (Story of Vikramaditya)
EARLY MODERN PERIOD
Poetry
Drama
Autobiography
Essay
Fiction
Epic - Mesnevi HAMZANAME - PADMAVAT - ALI NAMA
Romance RAMANATHA CHARITE - RAMCHARITMANAS - VIRALIVITUTUTU
Ballad MATURAI VIRAN - MUTTUPPATIAN - TAMPINAR - DESINKU RAJA
19TH CENTURY
Poetry
Drama
Autobiography
Essay
Fiction Chattopadhyay, B. C. KRISHNAKANTA'S WILL - SACRED BROTHERHOOD - POISON TREE
Pillai, S. V. PRATHAPA MUDALIAR CHARITHRAM
Menon, O. Chandu INDULEKHA
Aiyar, B. R. Rajam FATAL RUMOR
20TH CENTURY
Poetry
Drama
Autobiography
Essay
Fiction
Early 20TH Kalki THE LAND OF SELFLESS SACRIFICE (TIYAGA BUMI)
Tagore, Rabindranat BROKEN NEST - GRAIN of SAND - FAIR-FACED - HOME and WORLD
Premchand SEVASADAN - GIFT OF COW
B. Bandyopadhyay SONG of the ROAD - UNVANQUISHED
Anand, Mulk Raj UNTOUCHABLE - COOLIE - TWO LEAVES and a BUD - VILLAGE - SWORD and SICKLE - BIG HEART
Narayan, R. K. SWAMI and FRIENDS - BACHELOR of ARTS - DARK ROOM - ENGLISH TEACHER - PRINTER of MALGUDI - FINANCIAL EXPERT WAITING FOR THE MAHATMA - GUIDE - MAN-EATER OF MALGUDI - VENDOR OF SWEETS - PAINTER of SIGNS
Late 20TH Rao, Raja KANTHAPURA - THE SERPENT and THE ROPE
Ali, Ahmet TWILIGHT IN DELHI
Singh, Khushwant TRAIN to PAKISTAN
Mitra, Narendranath MAHANAGAR / BIG CITY
Markandaya, Kamala NECTAR in a SIEVE - SILENCE of DESIRE - A HANDFUL OF RICE
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer NATURE of PASSION - HEAT and DUST
Ananthamurthy, U. R. SAMSKARA
Desai, Anita CRY, The PEACOCK -BYE-BYE BLACKBIRD-CLEAR LIGHT OF DAY-IN CUSTODY- BRAUMGARTNER'S BOMBAY-FASTING FEASTING
Ghosh, Amitav GLASS PALACE - HUNGRY TIDE - SEA of POPPIES - RIVER of SMOKE - FLOOD of FIRE
Roy, Arundhati GOD of SMALL THINGS
Chaudhuri, Amit STRANGE and SUBLIME ADDRESS - IMMORTALS
Desai, Kiran HULLABOLU GUAVA ORCHARD - INHERITANCE of LOSS
Adiga, Aravind WHITE TIGER - LAST MAN in the TOWER
Bhagat, Chetan ONE INDIAN GIRL - TWO STATES - HALF GIRL FRIEND