Hamlet is believed to be Shakespeare's most performed play, as well as his longest play. It has its relevance to the 21st century also. One of the reasons for its success is that the character of Hamlet remains the most palpable one whose quandary reflect the agony of a modern man caught up in the whirlpool of skepticism and blurred vision on the world.
- Teacher: SONALI DAS
U R ANANTHAMURTHY'S SAMSKARA WAS TRANSLATED FROM KANNADA INTO ENGLISH A DECADE LATER IN 1976 BY A K RAMANUJAN. THE TRANSLATION ENLARGED THE READERSHIP OF THE NOVEL AND SUGGESTED A NEW WAY OF READING IT.
THOUGH THE NOVEL STARTS WITH THE RITE FOR NARANAPPA, A DEAD MAN, TOWARDS THE END OF THE NOVEL, PRANESHACHARYA- THE CREST-JEWEL OF VEDIC LEARNING - HAD UNDERGONE A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION. THE ENTIRE JOURNEY BECAME A RITE OF PASSAGE FOR HIM.
- Teacher: SONALI DAS
The objective of this course is to acquaint the students with the origin and development of Postcolonial Theory and Literature. The course concentrates on the literary studies across the world in the second half of the twentieth century.
- Teacher: SONALI DAS
This course introduces students to Translation theory and practice. The origin and major development of translation over the centuries will be discussed. The translator reputation,role of translation in current times and the various problems of untranslatability are focussed.
- Teacher: Soumya Sangita Sahoo