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)

SHIBASHISH PURKAYASTHA

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ANUPOM KUMAR HAZARIKA

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 Course Duration : Feb-Apr 2020

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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 24-Feb-2020

 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 20-Mar-2020

 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2020

Enrolled

977

Registered

42

Certificate Eligible

25

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

10

Elite

9

Successfully completed

6

Participation

3

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold





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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

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

AISHWARYA KATYAL 87%

JEETUMONI BASUMATARY 85%

COTTON UNIVERSITY

MANISHA PAL 85%

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT

SAIBAL CHATTERJEE 85%

NSHM KNOWLEDGE CAMPUS, KOLKATA

DR. VIJAYA SATWAJI NANDAPURKAR 85%

SHRI SHIVAJI COLLEGE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 977

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 105

Assignment Statistics




Assignment

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Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.