Indian Literature Courses and Certifications

MEG-07: Indian English Literature

Explore Indian English literature through nationalist nonfiction, major novels, women writers, diaspora fiction, poetry, and drama.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Madras;  NPTEL

Short Fiction in Indian Literature

Analyze Indian fiction in English across regions and centuries to explore Indian identity and ways of life.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

CEC;  EFLU

Introduction to Indian Literature in English: Colonialism to Postcolonialism

Survey Indian literature in English from colonialism to postcolonialism through major writers, poems, novels, plays, and literary movements.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Literature and Medicine in Indian Tradition

Explore health, illness, and care through Indian literary, philosophical, and medical traditions, connecting medicine with culture, ethics, and lived experience.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

NPTEL;  IIT Madras

Short Fiction in Indian Literature

This course involves the study and analysis of fiction in English from different regions of India. The course will draw upon both short and long fiction. Students will be required to develop an understanding of both 19th century as well as contemporary I…

• YouTube
• 1 day 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Rajmohan's Wife - Colonial Modernity and Nativism in Indian Literature - Part 2

Explore colonial modernity versus nativism through Madhav and Mathur's characters, examining how education and wealth create agency in India's ongoing cultural struggle.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

The Historical Formation of Indian English Literature - Part 1

A lecture on how employment, marriage, and family brought English into everyday Indian life during colonial rule.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MEG-10: English Studies in India

Examines Indian English literature through its histories, evolving canon, and efforts to decolonize literary study.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

MEG-13: Writings from the Margins

Explores Dalit and Adivasi literature, culture, history, identity, and worldviews through poetry, fiction, drama, autobiography, and oral traditions.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

St.Mary's College, Thrissur;  CEC

Glimpses of Indian Writing in English

Survey of Indian writing in English through close readings of poetry, fiction, women’s writing, and dramatic works.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Sep 28, 2026
• Free Online Course

The Fiction of Indian Diaspora

Read Indian diaspora fiction by Naipaul, Rushdie, Lahiri and Divakaruni through concepts of hybridity, mimicry and transnationalism, tracing migration, memory, generational conflict and belonging.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Modern Indian Writing In Englsih Translation

Examines Indian literary modernity through translated texts that confront caste, gender, power, and the politics of representing regional voices in English.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Roorkee;  NPTEL

Partition Of India In Print Media And Cinema

Explore how post-1947 Indian literature and cinema portray Partition through feminist perspectives, survivor accounts, displacement, memory, home, and diaspora.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

NPTEL-NOC IITM

R. K. Narayan's The Guide - Part 7

Explore the connection between Natya Shastra and "The Guide," examining performative identity aspects and Rasa theory in R.K. Narayan's work.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Vil Valaippu or The Bending of the Bow - Chapter 20

Explore the significant episode of "Vil Valaippu" (Bending of the Bow) in this detailed analysis from the Ramayana epic tradition.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video