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The course on Indian Classical Literature is designed to introduce students to the rich literary, cultural, and philosophical heritage of ancient India, fostering critical appreciation, interdisciplinary insight, and an understanding of its enduring relevance in contemporary timesObjectives :To familiarize students with major works and authors of Indian Classical Literature across various languages and periodsTo develop an understanding of the historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts that shaped classical Indian textsTo analyze literary themes, genres, and narrative techniques employed in classical literatureTo encourage critical reading and interpretation of ancient texts in translationUnit 1 : Kalidasa Abhijnana Shakuntalam, tr. Chandra Rajan, in Kalidasa: The Loom of Time. (New Delhi: Penguin, 1989).Unit 2 :Vyasa ‘The Dicing’ and ‘The Sequel to Dicing, ‘The Book of the Assembly Hall’, ‘The Temptation of Karna’, Book V ‘The Book of Effort’, in The Mahabharata: tr. and ed. J.A.B. van Buitenen Chicago: Brill, 1975) pp. 106–69.Unit 3 : Sudraka Mrcchakatika, tr. M.M. Ramachandra Kale (New Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass, 1962).Unit 4. : Ilango Adigal ‘The Book of Banci’, in Cilappatikaram: The Tale of an Anklet, tr. R. Parthasarathy (Delhi: Penguin, 2004) Book 3
