MODERN INDIAN LITERATURE: POEMS AND SHORT STORIES

This anthology brings together the poems and short stories prescribed in the paper on Twentieth-Century Literature of the First BA English (Honours) course of the University of Delhi. These include works by both Indian writers writing originally in English and those writing in a variety of Indian languages but to be read here in English translation. The anthology is thus an attempt to reflect and disseminate recent developments that have decolonized literary studies. Students of English Literature will be introduced to several texts that are representative of the rich literary traditions of India. Besides enabling a study of Indian Literature from a comparative perspective, the anthology will also sensitize students to issues such as the constitution of Indian literature as a field of study and the challenges posed by translation. The editorial material, in the form of headnotes, annotations, and suggested reading, provides useful aids for understanding and situating these texts as well as points of departure for further study.