Course Name: Introduction to Modern Indian Drama

Course abstract

This course introduces students to the historical and social debates on modern Indian Theatre from the latter decades of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with modern Indian performance traditions and the social and political issues in the works of major modern Indian playwrights.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Kiran Keshavamurthy

Dr. Kiran Keshavamurthy is assistant professor of English at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati. He completed his PhD in South and Southeast Asian Studies from University of California, Berkeley. His research interests include gender and sexuality studies, caste studies and modern Indian literatures. His first book which got published in 2016 by Oxford University Press, India, is entitled Beyond Desire: Sexuality in Modern Tamil Literature.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

ANUPOM KUMAR HAZARIKA

PhD, Humanities and Social Sciences

SHIBASHISH PURKAYASTHA

Ph.D ENGLISH

 Course Duration : Feb-Apr 2019

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 15-Nov-2018 to 25-Feb-2019

 Exam registration : 25-Feb-2019 to 19-Apr-2019

 Exam Date : 28-Apr-2019, 28-Apr-2019

Enrolled

697

Registered

60

Certificate Eligible

46

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

11

Elite

19

Successfully completed

15

Participation

2

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold





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>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Introduction to Modern Indian Drama - Toppers list

PALLAB CHATTERJEE 90%

TITLI FOUNDATION, ROURKELA,ODISHA

DURGESH VITTHAL BORSE 86%

GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & RESEARCH

ISHITA MONDAL 86%

PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 697

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 60

Assignment Statistics




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Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
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